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According to the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (a panel of 13 nutrition-experts charged with helping develop federal nutrition standards), Americans areeating many more calories than they used to. Very few people follow the federal dietary guidelines, which recommend daily servings of dark green vegetables, orangevegetables, legumes, fruits, whole grains, and low-fat milk and milk products. Instead, Americans eat foods full of refined grains, sugar, fat, and lots of empty calories (emptycalories come from foods like candy that supply calories without any nutritionalbenefits).What Americans Eat: Top 10 sources of calories in the U.S. diet1. Grain-based desserts (cakes, cookies, donuts, pies, crisps, cobblers, and granolabars)2. Breads3. Chicken and chicken-mixed dishes4. Sweetened drinks: Soda, energy drinks, sports drinks, and coffee drinks5. Pizza6. Alcoholic beverages7. Pasta and pasta dishes8. Mexican mixed dishes9. Beef and beef-mixed dishes10. Dairy dessertsI need help with answering this question.

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Answer: These calories particularly in the top six foods are not to be considered a part of a healthy diet. This is because these food contain an excessive amount of carbohydrate (sugar) specifically grain-based desserts, bread, and sweetened drinks, which have an adverse effect on one's body. Eating these kinds of food can lead to obesity and diabetes. Excessive intake of alcoholic beverages can also have a harmful effect as it will to high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, liver disease, and digestive problems. Eating chicken mixed dishes can also lead to an increase in cholesterol.