Sources of Recommendations

Nutrient Composition of Foods

USDAFoodData Central

University of Minnesota Nutrition Coordinating Center (NCC) Nutrition Data System for Research (NDSR)

General Nutrition Guidelines

2020-2025 USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans

2013 AHA/ACC Guideline on Lifestyle Management to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk

2019 AHA/ACC Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

Recommended Dietary Pattern to Achieve Adherence to the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology (AHA/ACC) Guidelines: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association | Circulation (ahajournals.org)

USDA Food and Nutrition Information Center: Dietary Guidance

WHO: Healthy Diet

Weight Loss Guidelines

Aim for a Healthy Weight » Key Recommendations from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

Managing Overweight and Obesity in Adults: Systematic Evidence Review from the Obesity Expert Panel | NHLBI, NIH

Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Interventions for the Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults

Practical Guide to the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults

Energy Needs

Adult Compendium of Physical Activities

An Easy Approach to Calculating Estimated Energy Requirements

Comparison of predictive equations for resting metabolic rate in healthy nonobese and obese adults: a systematic review

Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein, and Amino Acids; Chapter 5: Energy

McArdle WD, Katch FI, Katch VL. Exercise Physiology – Energy, Nutrition and Human Performance. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2001. Human energy expenditure during rest and physical activity; p. 191

Exercise Recommendations

Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans

Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Dietitians of Canada, and the American College of Sports Medicine: Nutrition and Athletic Performance

General Macronutrient Recommendations

Carbohydrates

Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein, and Amino Acids; Chapter 6: Dietary Carbohydrates

Nutrition Therapy for Adults With Diabetes or Prediabetes: A Consensus Report

Dietary Fiber

Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein, and Amino Acids; Chapter 7: Dietary, Functional and Total Fiber

Added Sugar

2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans: Added sugars

Fat

Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein, and Amino Acids; Chapter 8: Dietary Fats

Recommended Dietary Pattern to Achieve Adherence to the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology (AHA/ACC) Guidelines: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Protein

Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein, and Amino Acids; Chapter 10: Protein

Micronutrient Recommendations

Nutrient Recommendations: Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI)

Sodium Dietary Reference Intakes: Risk Characterization and Special Considerations for Public Health

Diet Patterns

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Low-Carb

Low Carbohydrate Diet - StatPearls

Low-carbohydrate diets for the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes

Ketogenic

Ketogenic Diet - StatPearls

Diet Review: Ketogenic Diet for Weight Loss | The Nutrition Source

Mediterranean

Definition of the Mediterranean Diet: A Literature Review

Oldways Preservation Trust: Health Studies

Vegetarian and Vegan

Health effects of vegan diets

Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Vegetarian Diets

Vegetarian Nutrition | Food and Nutrition Information Center

DASH Diet

DASH Eating Plan | NHLBI, NIH

Food Grade

Modeling Expert Opinions on Food Healthfulness: A Nutrition Metric