This national resource makes obtaining government information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety, easily accessible in one place for many Americans. Providing accurate scientific information on nutrition and dietary guidance is critical to the public's ability to make the right choices in the effort to curb obesity and other food related diseases in launching this new website. Federally supported research shows that weight loss is a major concern for the U.S. population.
Surveys consistently reveal that most adults are trying to lose or maintain weight.
The prevalence of overweight and obese adults and children has escalated steadily over the past 30 years. Currently, as many as half of all adult Americans are considered overweight or obese and there has been a doubling of childhood obesity in the past twenty years. Together, poor nutrition, obesity, and lack of physical activity are the second preventable cause of death in the United States today. Important information that can be used in the treatment and prevention of disease is available on the website which serves as a comprehensive and reliable source of information on nutrition and dietary guidance with an extensive interactive scientific reference section. Additionally, this new online resource includes specialized nutrition information for infants, children, teens, adult women and men, seniors and minorities.