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From the U.S. Federal Government and this blog
Among the recommendations are:
-- <span style="font-weight: bold">No one should consume more than 2,300 milligrams of salt per day</span>. Those who are age 51 or older and those who are African American or have high blood pressure, diabetes or chronic kidney disease should consume no more than 1,500 milligrams per day. This second group accounts for about half the U.S. population.
-- <span style="font-weight: bold">Everyone should consume less than 10 percent of their calories from saturated fats</span> by replacing them with monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats.
-- Everyone should consume l<span style="font-weight: bold">ess than 300 milligrams of cholesterol</span> each day.
-- Minimize trans fatty acid consumption by <span style="font-weight: bold">limiting foods that contain synthetic trans fats, such as partially hydrogenated oils</span>.
-- Reduce calories from solid fats and sugars added to food.
-- Alcohol should be consumed only in moderation, which means <span style="font-weight: bold">up to one drink per day for women and two drinks per day for men</span>.
-- Eat more fruits and vegetables. A good rule of thumb is that <span style="font-weight: bold">half the food on your plate should be fruits and vegetables</span>.
-- Consume more fat-free or low-fat milk and milk products, such as yogurt and cheese.
-- <span style="font-weight: bold">Consume more seafood and replace some meat and poultry with seafood</span>. Breastfeeding women should consume 8 to 12 ounces of seafood per week from a variety of seafood types. But breast-feeding women should limit their intake of white tuna to 6 ounces per week because of its high mercury content and not eat tilefish, shark, swordfish and king mackerel at all for the same reason.
Among the recommendations are:
-- <span style="font-weight: bold">No one should consume more than 2,300 milligrams of salt per day</span>. Those who are age 51 or older and those who are African American or have high blood pressure, diabetes or chronic kidney disease should consume no more than 1,500 milligrams per day. This second group accounts for about half the U.S. population.
-- <span style="font-weight: bold">Everyone should consume less than 10 percent of their calories from saturated fats</span> by replacing them with monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats.
-- Everyone should consume l<span style="font-weight: bold">ess than 300 milligrams of cholesterol</span> each day.
-- Minimize trans fatty acid consumption by <span style="font-weight: bold">limiting foods that contain synthetic trans fats, such as partially hydrogenated oils</span>.
-- Reduce calories from solid fats and sugars added to food.
-- Alcohol should be consumed only in moderation, which means <span style="font-weight: bold">up to one drink per day for women and two drinks per day for men</span>.
-- Eat more fruits and vegetables. A good rule of thumb is that <span style="font-weight: bold">half the food on your plate should be fruits and vegetables</span>.
-- Consume more fat-free or low-fat milk and milk products, such as yogurt and cheese.
-- <span style="font-weight: bold">Consume more seafood and replace some meat and poultry with seafood</span>. Breastfeeding women should consume 8 to 12 ounces of seafood per week from a variety of seafood types. But breast-feeding women should limit their intake of white tuna to 6 ounces per week because of its high mercury content and not eat tilefish, shark, swordfish and king mackerel at all for the same reason.
@ Sue, BlackStar 
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