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Cowlitz County health officer outlines new federal dietary guidance and reports local measles exposures
Summary
Health Officer Steve Craig briefed the Board of Health on newly released federal dietary guidance emphasizing whole foods, limits on highly processed foods and added sugar for children; he also reported that Cowlitz County residents were identified among those exposed to a Clark County measles case from Ridgefield High School.
Cowlitz County Health Officer Steve Craig reviewed the new federal dietary guidance at Tuesday's Board of Health meeting and provided an update on a recent local measles exposure traced to a Clark County case.
Craig said the guidance places larger emphasis on fruits and vegetables, protein and full‑fat dairy, and calls attention to limiting highly processed foods and added sugar for children. "I generally like the message of, you know, eat real food," Craig said, adding the new guidance is shorter and more visual…
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