The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans have advised the people to eat more sea food. The guidelines also suggest the Americans, especially to the pregnant women, to eat eight ounces of seafood per week.
Robert Post, Deputy Director for the USDA's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion said that beef, pork and poultry contain solid fats which do not contain enough nutrients. The fat and oil content of seafood is full of nutrients.
People can intake seafood in the form of shrimp which contains only 83 calories and two grams of fat. It provides healthy omega-3s, essential nutrients and 20 grams of protein, which is not only good for body but also for the health of heart.
The guidelines were drafted by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the United States Department for Health and Human Services (HHS). These guidelines are issued every five years but the recommendations to intake seafood have been included for the first time. These guidelines offer nutritional help to Americans and promote health and a healthy lifestyle among them.
Experts believe that eating fruits and vegetables and fat free diet can keep heart and other complications at bay.