The Dietary Guidelines for Americans

question 40

Multiple Choice

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans:

• A) provide a basis for federal food and nutrition education programs.
• B) are developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services every eight years.
• C) were created initially in 1990.
• D) provide guidance on how to avoid primarily infectious diseases.
• E) All of these are correct.

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