>>
>> IF
>> IF YOU
>> IF YOU HAVE ANY LEFT TO WATCH. YEAH, RIGHT.
ALSO YOU CAN EAT THE REST OF
YOUR LEFT OVER CHRISTMAS
COOKIES.
YOU MAY WANT TO DO IT TONIGHT
BECAUSE IT MAY BE TIME TO LIMIT
THE SWEETS IN 2021.
EVERY FIVE YEARS THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT RELEASES NEW DIETARY
GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS BASED
ON ADVICE FROM THE SCIENTIFIC
ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
IT SERVES AS THE BASIS FOR
SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAMS AND
THINGS.
THE NEW GUIDELINES REVEALED
THIS WEEK AND WHILE GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS SAY THEY'RE A MAJOR
STEP FORWARD, A LOT OF
NUTRITIONIST AND HEALTH EXPERTS
THAT DOESN'T AGREE.
KELLY IS JOINING US TO GIVE US
HER THOUGHTS.
SHE IS A REGISTERED DIETICIAN
NUTRITIONIST.
THE CONTROVERSY OVER SOME OF
THE GUIDELINES IS THAT THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DIDN'T TAKE
SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
THE TRUTH IS THEY'RE NOT
REQUIRED TO.
ONE OF THE PIECES OF ADVICE IS
ADDING SUGAR AND LIMITING IT.
THE GOVERNMENT LEFT PREVIOUS
ADVICE UNCHANGED RECOMMENDING
PEOPLE LIMIT IT TO 10% OF ADDED
CALORIES A DAY.
WHY DOES THIS MATTER?
>> I WANT EVERYBODY TO
REMEMBER THAT THESE ARE
RECOMMENDATIONS AND GUIDELINES
FOR GUIDANCE.
I WILL SAY THAT I AGREE.
THE SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD
DID STATE AND MAKE THE
RECOMMENDATION.
THE USDA
COMMITTEE STATED THEY
RECOGNIZED THERE WAS SCIENTIFIC
EVIDENCE BUT DIDN'T FEEL IT WAS
ADEQUATE ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIATE
THE QUANTITATIVE CHANGES.
AMERICANS OVER CONSUME SUGAR.
WE DO KNOW IT INCREASES RISK
FOR OBESITY WHICH HAS A LOT OF
HEALTH IMPLICATIONS INCLUDING
DIABETES, CERTAIN CANCERS, BUT
IT ALSO RAISES TRIGLYCERIDES
AND HEART DISEASE TO.
PUT IT INTO PERSPECTIVE, RIGHT
NOW AMERICANS, THIS IS ADDED
SUGAR, BY THE WAY, NOT NATURAL.
IT'S RECOMMENDED 10%.
MOST AMERICANS ARE EATING 15%
OF THEIR DAILY CALORIES FROM
ADDED SUGARS SO WE'RE NOT EVEN
MEETING THE PREVIOUS
GUIDELINES.
IF YOU LOOK AT A TWO THOUSAND
CALI DIET, WHICH IS WHAT THEY
BASE THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE,
TWO THIRDS OF THE POPULATION IS
OVER WEIGHT AND OBESE AND
SHOULD NOT BE EATING TWO
THOUSAND CALORIES SO THAT'S
ABOUT 12-TEASPOONS OR 48 GRAMS
OF SUGAR.
TO PUT IT INTO PERSPECTIVE,
THAT IS LITERALLY HAVING 16 OR
20 OCCUPATION ICE TEA ON A
DAILY BASIS.
>> I DO AGREE WITH LESS SUGAR,
BUT I DO THINK, UNFORTUNATELY,
WE NEED TO SPEND MORE TIME,
ENERGY AND MONEY ON EDUCATEING
THE POPULATION.
>> ADVISORS ARE RECOMMENDING
THAT MEN LIMIT THEIR ALCOHOL
CONSUMPTION TO ONE DRINK PER
DAY.
THE TWO DRINK PER DAY LIMIT IS
SUFFICIENT WHAT'S IMPORTANT
ABOUT THIS RECOMMENDATION AND
WHY WAS IT DISMISSED?
>> YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT
THESE GUIDELINES AND
RECOMMENDATIONS DO NOT JUST
HAVE A HEALTH IMPACT.
YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THERE IS
AN ECONOMIC IMPACT.
THERE IS SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE
THAT SHOWS ALCOHOL IN GENERAL
INCREASES RISK OF CERTAIN
CANCERS AND INCREASES MORTALITY
AS WELL.
SO THIS WOULD BE THE
RECOMMENDATION IS IT'S BEST TO
NOT DRINK AT ALL OR TO HAVE IT
OCCASIONALLY.
IT IS A $250 BILLION PER YEAR,
THAT'S WHAT WE SPEND AS
AMERICANS ON ALCOHOL.
SO MY BEST ADVICE IS IF YOU'RE
LOOKING AT YOU SHOULD BE
REDUCEING THE ALCOHOL INTAKE,
BUT I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY
THAT ONE DRINK IS A FIVE OUNCE
GLASS OF WINE OR 12 OUNCES OF
BEER.
MOST AMERICANS ARE NOT, YOU
KNOW THEY'RE DRINKING 8 TO 12-
OUNCE GLASSES.
SO THE RECOMMENDATIONS, YES,
LESS IS BETTER, BUT THE BOTTOM
LINE, I THINK THERE ARE MANY
REASONS THEY DID NOT CHANGE
THOSE.
>> KELLY, VERY QUICKLY, SO MANY
PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO LOSE
WEIGHT THIS TIME OF YEAR.
WHAT'S ONE THING YOU CAN GIVE
THEM AS A GOOD RECOMMENDATION
TO TRY TO DO THAT?
>> SO GET THE JUNK OUT OF THE
HOUSE.
DON'T BRING IT INTO YOUR HOME
SO IT'S NOT THERE.
WE'RE SPENDING A LOT OF TIME IN
OUR HOMES SO DON'T HAVE IT
THERE FOR TEMPTATION.
GET RID OF THE COOK KISS AND
CANDY.
FINISH THE CHRISTMAS COOKIES
TONIGHT, START FRESH TOMORROW
AND CHOOSE BETTER HEALTHIER
OPTION SO THEY'RE AVAILABLE FOR
YOU WHEN YOU'RE HUNGRY AND
YOU'RE LOOKING TO GRAB
SOMETHING.
>> KELLY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
YOUR INSIGHT.
WE APPRECIATE IT.
WE KNOW IT'S ALWAYS TOUGH TO
EAT RIGHT AND WE APPRECIATE
YOUR HELP.
>> GREAT, THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> HAPPY NEW YEAR AND