Publications by authors named "P Mike Guenther"

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  • The FDA is encouraging the food industry to voluntarily lower sodium levels in packaged and restaurant foods, and the study aims to assess current sodium intake in the U.S. population to guide these efforts.
  • The research analyzed dietary data (2009-2018) to evaluate sodium content in foods consumed by those aged 2 and older, focusing on where the foods were purchased (stores vs. restaurants).
  • Findings revealed that store-bought foods contributed the majority (62%) to sodium intake, with sandwiches, pizza, and processed meats as the top culprits, and that meeting FDA sodium targets could significantly reduce overall intake.
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Background: The National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs reduce food insecurity and improve dietary intake. During the COVID-19 pandemic, school meals were provided to all children at no cost, regardless of income. This policy is known as Healthy School Meals For All (HSMFA).

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For the first time since its introduction, the 2019 Canada's Food Guide (2019-CFG) highlighted specific guidance on eating practices, i.e., recommendations on where, when, why, and how to eat.

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In 2019, Health Canada released a new iteration of Canada's Food Guide (2019-CFG), which, for the first time, highlighted recommendations regarding eating practices, i.e., guidance on where, when, why, and how to eat.

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The Canadian Food Intake Screener was developed to rapidly assess alignment of dietary intake with the Canada's Food Guide-2019 healthy food choices recommendations. Scoring is aligned with the Healthy Eating Food Index-2019 to the extent possible. Among a sample of adults, reasonable variation in screener scores was noted, mean screener scores differed between some subgroups with known differences in diet quality, and a moderate correlation between screener scores and total Healthy Eating Food Index-2019 scores based on repeat 24 h dietary recalls was observed.

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