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Wednesday 30 december 2020
New U.S. dietary guidelines: No candy, cake for kids under 2

By CARLA K. JOHNSON evidence isn’t as clear for
AP Medical Writer moderate drinking. Lower-
Parents now have an extra ing the limit for men would
reason to say no to candy, likely be socially, religiously
cake and ice cream for or culturally unacceptable
young children. The first to many, Clark said, which
U.S. government dietary could have ripple effects
guidelines for infants and for the rest of the guide-
toddlers, released Tuesday, lines. “They need to be ac-
recommend feeding only ceptable to people, other-
breast milk for at least six wise they’ll reject it outright
months and no added sug- and we’ll be worse off,” he
ar for children under age 2. said. “If you lose the public,
“It’s never too early to these guidelines have no
start,” said Barbara Sch- merit whatsoever.”
neeman, a nutritionist at More careful scientific re-
University of California, search into the long-term
Davis. “You have to make effects of low or moderate
every bite count in those levels of drinking is needed,
early years.” he said.
The guidelines stop short of WHAT’S ON YOUR PLATE?
two key recommendations Most Americans fall short of
from scientists advising the In this Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020 file photo, Valentina Frey of Switzerland breasts feed her daughter, following the best advice
government. Those advis- Charlotte Katharina, in the Paul VI hall on the occasion of the weekly general audience at the on nutrition, contributing to
Vatican.
ers said in July that every- Associated Press obesity, heart disease and
one should limit their add- diabetes. Much of the new
ed sugar intake to less than guidelines say. If breast milk Pregnant women should themselves to one serving advice sounds familiar:
6% of calories and men isn’t available, they should not drink alcohol, accord- per day — a 12-ounce can Load your plate with fruits
should limit alcohol to one get iron-fortified infant for- ing to the guidelines, and of beer, a 5-ounce glass and vegetables, and cut
drink per day. mula during the first year. breastfeeding women of wine or a shot of liquor. back on sweets, saturated
Instead, the guidelines stick Babies should get supple- should be cautious. Caf- Tuesday’s official guide- fats and sodium.
with previous advice: limit mental vitamin D begin- feine in modest amounts lines ignored that, keeping The guidelines suggest
added sugar to less than ning soon after birth. appears safe and women the advice for men at two making small changes that
10% of calories per day af- Babies can start eating can discuss that with their drinks per day. add up: Substitute plain
ter age 2. And men should other food at about 6 doctors. Dr. Westley Clark of Santa shredded wheat for frosted
limit alcohol to no more months and should be in- ALCOHOL AND MEN Clara University said that’s cereal. Choose low-sodium
than two drinks per day, troduced to potential al- In July, the science advis- appropriate. Heavy drink- canned black beans. Drink
twice as much as advised lergenic foods along with ers suggested men who ing and binge drinking are sparkling water instead of
for women. other foods. drink alcohol should limit harmful, he said, but the soda.q
“I don’t think we’re finished “Introducing peanut-con-
with alcohol,” said Schnee- taining foods in the first
man, who chaired a com- year reduces the risk that Will COVID-19 vaccines work on the
mittee advising the gov- an infant will develop a
ernment on the guidelines. food allergy to peanuts,” new coronavirus variant?
“There’s more we need to the guidelines say.
learn.” The dietary guide- There’s more advice than Viruses often undergo
lines are issued every five in prior guidelines for preg- small changes as they
years by the Agriculture nant and breastfeed- reproduce and move
Department and the De- ing women. To promote through a population. In
partment of Health and healthy brain develop- fact, the slight modifica-
Human Services. The gov- ment in their babies, these tions are how scientists
ernment uses them to set women should eat 8 to track the spread of a virus
standards for school lunch- 12 ounces of seafood per from one place to anoth-
es and other programs. week. They should be sure er.
Some highlights: to choose fish — such as But if a virus mutates signif-
INFANTS, TODDLERS AND cod, salmon, sardines and icantly enough, one worry
MOMS tilapia — with lower lev- is that current vaccines
Babies should have only els of mercury, which can might no longer offer as
breast milk at least until harm children’s nervous AP Illustration/Peter Hamlin much protection. And al-
they reach 6 months, the systems. By The Associated Press even if that turns out to though that’s a possibility

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