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 The 2005 Dietary Guidelines remain the current guidance until the 2010 Dietary Guidelines are published.
Current Guidelines ― 2005 Dietary Guidelines
Following a
May 2003 Federal Register notice
calling for nominations, the
USDA and HHS Secretaries
selected 13 professionals to
serve on the Dietary Guidelines
Advisory Committee. The
Committee was responsible for
reviewing and updating the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2000.
After a year of review and
meetings, the Committee
submitted their final report to
USDA and HHS:
Report of the Dietary Guidelines
Advisory Committee on the
Dietary Guidelines for
Americans, 2005.
On January 12,
2005, Secretaries Ann Veneman
(USDA) and Tommy Thompson (HHS) released an
80-page
policy document and a
consumer brochure,
Finding Your
Way to a Healthier You.
For more information on the
Dietary Guidelines for
Americans, 2005, and for
additional publications,
click here.
As part of the Putting the Guidelines into Practice series, USDA plans to update consumer brochures with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005 and MyPyramid. See the right column for updated publications.
Previous Guidelines ― 2000, 1995, 1990, 1985, and 1980 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
The Dietary Guidelines were first published in 1980, with revisions every 5 years. For information on previous
editions, click here.
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