{"id":1308,"date":"2020-10-01T17:30:31","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T21:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/food4health.org\/?p=1308"},"modified":"2020-10-01T17:45:17","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T21:45:17","slug":"ensure-dietary-guidelines-address-needs-of-communities-of-color-and-obesity-diabetes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/food4health.org\/ensure-dietary-guidelines-address-needs-of-communities-of-color-and-obesity-diabetes\/","title":{"rendered":"RECENT NEWS COVERAGE HIGHLIGHTS URGENT NEED TO ENSURE DIETARY GUIDELINES BETTER ADDRESS HEALTH NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND THOSE WITH OBESITY, DIABETES, AND OTHER DISEASES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><br>September 28, 2020<br> Contact: <a href=\"mailto:press@food4health.org\">press@food4health.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Washington, D.C.<\/strong> \u2013 Two op-eds and one article published in major U.S. outlets last week highlight the need to ensure that the U.S. government\u2019s official nutrition policy, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), better address the health needs of communities of color as well as those with one or more chronic disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegouniontribune.com\/opinion\/commentary\/story\/2020-09-09\/latinos-poor-nutrition-coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">op-ed<\/a>\u00a0published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, Elena Rios, president and CEO of the National Hispanic Medical Association, and\u00a0Yessica\u00a0Diaz Roman, a member on the Steering Committee of the National Hispanic Medical Association\u2019s Southern California Chapter, argue that the Dietary Guidelines must take into account the nutritional needs of different groups, including the Latinx community and those with one or more chronic disease:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u201c[The] guidelines shape everything from school lunch menus to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.\u00a0<strong>Communities of color disproportionately utilize these programs, especially in California. Latinx Californians account for more than half of all SNAP participants in the state<\/strong>, according to data from the California Department of Social Services.\u00a0<strong>As a result, one would imagine the DGAs\u2019 creators would specifically consider these groups\u2019 needs. But they don\u2019t. The DGAs are designed only for healthy people \u2014 even though two-thirds of U.S. adults, and 80% of Hispanics, are overweight or obese.<\/strong>\u00a0The guidelines also ignore the science on diets geared toward weight loss, such as those low in carbohydrates. In addition to helping people shed extra pounds, research demonstrates that low-carb diets lower blood pressure and reduce heart disease risk. Some studies show these diets can even reverse type 2 diabetes.\u00a0<strong>Given that Hispanic adults disproportionately suffer from many diet-related conditions, it\u2019s unconscionable that the guidelines haven\u2019t taken this research into account.<\/strong>\u201d\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In a separate\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/opinion\/2020\/09\/fixing-nutritional-guidelines-will-also-help-close-covid-19-racial-gaps-linda-d-bradley.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">op-ed<\/a>, published in the Cleveland Plain-Dealer, Dr. Linda D. Bradley, a professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology at the Cleveland Clinic and the first African American surgeon to practice there, points to the Dietary Guidelines as a potential way to close Coronavirus racial gaps. Bradley highlights how the Guidelines have no specific advice for minorities or for those who have overweight\/obesity, which is part of the reason that Covid-19 has had a disproportionate impact on these groups:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u201c<strong>The health disparities between minorities and whites often result from a preventable cause &#8212; poor nutrition. Inadequate diets increase the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, obesity, and heart disease. These ailments weaken the immune system, making individuals with at least one diet-related condition 12 times more likely to die from COVID-related complications.<\/strong>\u201d\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Bradley also points out how the Dietary Guidelines do not provide adequate nutritional advice for key groups in America, including the more than 60 percent of adults who have one or more chronic disease:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u201cEven if Americans follow the guidelines perfectly, they will still not meet recommended amounts of iron, vitamin D, vitamin E, choline, and folate.\u00a0<strong>Even more problematic is that the guidelines are targeted only at healthy Americans, even though 60% of U.S. adults &#8212; and an even higher share of minorities &#8212; have one or more chronic diseases.<\/strong>\u00a0For example, the DGA recommends six servings of grains per day and allows up to 12 teaspoons of added sugar&#8230;.<strong>Those\u00a0recommendations are catastrophic for Americans with diseases like diabetes and hypertension. Yetthe guidelines give scant guidance to these patients.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>U.S. News &amp; World Report also\u00a0recently\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/health.usnews.com\/wellness\/food\/articles\/should-federal-dietary-guidelines-be-more-diverse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">covered<\/a>\u00a0the Dietary Guidelines\u2019 lack of recommendations for minorities and communities of color. Reporter Ruben Castaneda interviewed a collection of registered dieticians and nutritionists who all argue that the Guidelines do not take into account the preferences or needs of communities of color\u00a0and highlight the importance of the Guidelines for these communities:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u201c<strong>It&#8217;s important for nutritional guidelines to be relevant to communities of color because of the weight-related health issues some face<\/strong>. For example,\u00a0<strong>as of 2018, non-Hispanic Blacks had the highest prevalence of self-reported obesity, at 39%. Latinos were not far behind, with a self-reported obesity rate of 33%,<\/strong>\u00a0according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In the article, Castaneda interviews&nbsp;Constance Brown-Riggs, a registered dietitian in Long Island, New York, who reiterates this core point, saying that \u201c<strong>The U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans&#8230;aren&#8217;t geared to reflecting the nutritional needs and habits of many Blacks and other people of color.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dietary Guidelines play a critical role in shaping the diets of Americans. However, they have thus far, they have failed to stem the rising rates of chronic, diet-related diseases, especially in communities of color. These ongoing problems have only been further exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Given that minorities are twice as likely to suffer from diseases such as diabetes, obesity, or hypertension, the need for the Guidelines to be inclusive of these racial and ethnic communities is especially urgent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read Dr. Linda D. Bradley\u2019s op-ed in the Cleveland Times-Dispatch\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/opinion\/2020\/09\/fixing-nutritional-guidelines-will-also-help-close-covid-19-racial-gaps-linda-d-bradley.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read Elena Rios &amp;\u00a0Yessica\u00a0Diaz Roman\u2019s op-ed in the San Diego Union-Tribune\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegouniontribune.com\/opinion\/commentary\/story\/2020-09-09\/latinos-poor-nutrition-coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read U.S. News &amp; World Report\u2019s coverage of the Guidelines\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/health.usnews.com\/wellness\/food\/articles\/should-federal-dietary-guidelines-be-more-diverse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two op-eds and one article published in major U.S. outlets last week highlight the need to ensure that the U.S. government\u2019s official nutrition policy, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), better address the health needs of communities of color as well as those with one or more chronic disease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1305,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<title>RECENT NEWS COVERAGE HIGHLIGHTS URGENT NEED TO ENSURE DIETARY GUIDELINES BETTER ADDRESS HEALTH NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND THOSE WITH OBESITY, DIABETES, AND OTHER DISEASES - 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