Sources of Recommendations

Nutrient Composition of Foods

USDAFoodData Central

General Nutrition Guidelines

2020-2025 USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans

USDA Food and Nutrition Information Center: Dietary Guidance

WHO: Healthy Diet

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

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

Weight Loss Guidelines

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

Aim for a Healthy Weight » Key Recommendations

Energy Needs

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

An Easy Approach to Calculating Estimated Energy Requirements

Compendium of Physical Activities

Exercise Recommendations

Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans

General Macronutrient Recommendations

Fat

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

Medline Plus: 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

MedlinePlus: Protein in diet

Carbohydrates

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

MedlinePlus: 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

2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines: Added Sugars

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

Vegetarian Nutrition - Evidence-Based Vegetarian Nutrition Information

Vegetarian Nutrition | Food and Nutrition Information Center

Health effects of vegan diets

DASH Diet

DASH Eating Plan | NHLBI, NIH

Paleo

Paleolithic nutrition for metabolic syndrome: systematic review and meta-analysis

Micronutrient Recommendations

Nutrient Recommendations: Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI)

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

Food Grade

Modeling Expert Opinions on Food Healthfulness: A Nutrition Metric