NUTRITION
NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Make half your plate fruits and vegetables
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Make all your grains whole grains
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Eat less fat
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Eat less added sugar
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Detailed explanation-1: -The new 2010 Dietary Guidelines suggest that half of your grains be from whole grains. When grains are processed the germ, bran and endosperm are removed. This creates white flour, white rice and refined corn meal, to name a few examples. Whole grains retain all three of these parts in their original proportions.
Detailed explanation-2: -Unrefined grains have the highest amount of phytic acid because they contain the entire grain-the husk, bran, and endosperm. Those “healthy” whole grains are just higher in phytic acid and harder to digest. Their increased fiber is also problematic–a point we get to below.
Detailed explanation-3: -This includes fruits, vegetables, legumes, meat, fish, seafood, eggs, dairy, pseudocereals, nuts, seeds, and non-grain-based flours.