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'Boden Food Plate': Novel Interactive Web-based Method for the Assessment of Dietary Intake

'Boden Food Plate': Novel Interactive Web-based Method for the Assessment of Dietary Intake

Published on: September 18, 2018

Current evidence on healthy eating.

Walter C Willett¹, Meir J Stampfer

¹Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. walter.willett@channing.harvard.edu

Annual Review of Public Health

|January 10, 2013

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Healthy eating advice emphasizes plant-based foods, fish, and nuts while limiting red meat and refined carbohydrates. Focusing on the quality of fats and carbohydrates is crucial for chronic disease prevention.

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'Boden Food Plate': Novel Interactive Web-based Method for the Assessment of Dietary Intake

'Boden Food Plate': Novel Interactive Web-based Method for the Assessment of Dietary Intake

Published on: September 18, 2018

Area of Science:

Nutritional epidemiology
Chronic disease prevention
Dietary science

Background:

Advances in nutritional epidemiology and basic science have improved understanding of diet's role in chronic disease prevention.
Long-term studies are crucial for assessing clinical endpoints related to nutrition.

Purpose of the Study:

To summarize recent key findings on nutrition for chronic disease prevention.
To provide evidence-based recommendations for healthy eating.

Main Methods:

Review of large-scale nutritional epidemiology studies.
Analysis of clinical trials and basic science research.
Long-term follow-up for major clinical endpoints.

Main Results:

Diets rich in plant-based fats and proteins, fish, nuts, whole grains, fruits, and vegetables are beneficial.
Partially hydrogenated fats should be avoided.
Limiting red meat and refined carbohydrates is advised.
Fat and carbohydrate quality, and protein source, are more important than simplistic reductionist advice.

Conclusions:

Sufficient evidence supports current healthy eating recommendations.
Focusing on the quality of dietary components is essential for effective chronic disease prevention.
Nuanced dietary advice is superior to oversimplified guidelines.