What’s on Your Plate?

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• Corporate Authors:
  University of Texas at Tyler. Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education
• Description:
  For many of us, October is the beginning of the holiday season. Yes, I am including Halloween and Fall Festivals. During this part of the year, we welcome cooler temperatures (thankfully), football, and countless opportunities to enjoy food with friends and family. This is also the season when we frequently pack on a few extra pounds. Sometimes, those extra pounds stay with us long after the holiday season has ended. Being overweight can lead to heart disease, diabetes, cancer, hypertension, stroke, sleep apnea, and many other undesirable health conditions. Did you know that the United States Department of Agriculture and Department of Health and Human Services replaced the historical food pyramid with Healthy MyPlate in 2011? The icon change came from recommendations in the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Most of us don't have the patience or discipline to constantly measure our food or count calories. MyPlate makes eating healthy easier. The new recommendation instructs us to fill half our plate with fruits and vegetables, along with limiting added sugars, solid fats (butter, meat fat, margarine, shortening, heavy creams) and sodium. This holiday season, take a lesson from the pilgrims and bring a cornucopia of fruits and vegetables to the table. Visit a local farmer's market and try new varieties each week. The whole family will benefit from learning healthy eating habits. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Diet Health Promotion Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Dietary Effects Health Communications Health Promotion Nutrition Weight Factors
• Publisher:
  The Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053437
• Citation:
  Monthly Safety Blast. Tyler, TX: The Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education, 2013 Oct; :website
• Email:
  agcenter@uthct.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Monthly Safety Blast
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3420ded05117be0f1998780cd655ddaa77b3c9a68fbe97c7d41c860d28596bcfd22053321c376a7575876bef7806d85daf0650ce801e9d98e4228979378d0826
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216190/cdc_216190_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 402.58 KB ]