Laura Hernandez, left, and Maria Moran, both of Minneapolis, saute vegetables during a cooking class at Parents In Community Action, Inc. Head Start McKnight location Wednesday, March 10, 2010. The six-week nutrition and healthy cooking course for low-income adults is part of Operation Frontline, a collaboration with Head Start and the University of Minnesota Extension. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson)
Will new dietary guidelines make a difference?
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The latest guidelines for what Americans should eat were released this week. They are geared toward battling the obesity epidemic. But when there's such a disconnect between dietary recommendations and what Americans actually eat, will the guidelines make any difference?
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Donald Hensrud , MD: Chair of the division of preventive medicine at the Mayo Clinic. He's medical editor in chief of "The Mayo Clinic Diet."
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Linda Van Horn: Professor of preventative medicine at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. She chairs the advisory committee for the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
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Marianne Smith-Edge: Vice President of Food Safety and Nutrition at the International Food Information Council Foundation. She is past president of the American Dietetic Association.
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