Every five years the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) publish "Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans."

In preparation for the 2005 edition, which will be the basis for Federal food and nutrition education programs, a committee is reviewing recent scientific literature to determine what sort of revisions should be made. During this process, you can submit written comments or suggestions for the new dietary guidelines electronically through this address: dietaryguidelines@osophs.dhhs.gov

This is a great opportunity to get the word out on the benefits of the No-Grain Diet so it can benefit all Americans. I urge all of you who have experienced the health benefits of the No-Grain Diet yourself to pass that information along to the USDA so they may take it into consideration when preparing their new dietary guidelines.

You can submit the following paragraph, which highlights the importance of limiting grains and sugars in the diet, or compose one of your own, but either way make sure you take advantage of this opportunity to improve the current dietary guidelines for all Americans.

To Whom It May Concern:

Please take this into consideration when compiling the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans:

Grains and sugars are extremely overused in the American diet. As written in The No-Grain Diet replacing grain carbohydrates with vegetable greens and limiting or avoiding sugar is crucial to dealing with the many chronic disease facing the nation.

Insulin, stimulated by the excess carbohydrates in our overabundant consumption of grains, starches and sweets, is responsible for the ever-increasing obesity epidemic. High insulin levels suppress two important hormones--glucagons and growth hormones--that are responsible for burning fat and sugar and promoting muscle development, respectively. The excess weight and obesity lead to heart disease and a wide variety of other diseases.

But the ill effect of grains and sugars does not end there. They suppress the immune system, contributing to allergies, and they are responsible for a host of digestive disorders. They contribute to depression, and their excess consumption is, in fact, associated with many of the chronic diseases in our nation, such as cancer and diabetes.

Please take this into consideration and make grains and sugar a minimal part of the standard American diet.

Sincerely,

Your name

Again, the e-mail address to submit your comments electronically is: dietaryguidelines@osophs.dhhs.gov. If you prefer to send your comments by mail, the address is:

Kathryn McMurry
HHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Room 738-G, 200 Independence Avenue SW.
Washington, DC 20201

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