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The
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
are the cornerstone of Federal
nutrition policy and nutrition
education activities.
The Dietary Guidelines are
jointly issued and updated every
5 years by the Departments of
Agriculture (USDA)
and Health and Human Services (HHS).
They provide
authoritative advice for people
two years and older about how
good dietary habits can promote
health and reduce risk for major
chronic diseases.
The 2005 Dietary Guidelines remain the current guidance until the 2010 Dietary Guidelines are published.
 Development of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Meetings
Click here to view the Federal Register notice announcing the
second meeting of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, Invitation for Oral testimony, and Solicitation of Written Comments. The meeting will be held in the USDA's Jefferson Auditorium on January 29-30, 2009. Public Oral Testimony will occur on January 29, 2009. Click
the "Meeting Registration" link below to register for the meeting.
Providing Comments to the Committee
For the upcoming second meeting, there are two ways to provide comments to the Committee:
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Public Oral Testimony on January 29, 2009 - The public will have the opportunity to make brief presentations (limited to 3 minutes) to the Committee through the Public Oral Testimony process. Individuals requesting to provide public oral testimony to the Committee must submit an outline of their comments through the meeting registration process accessed through the link immediately below. Requests
for testimony must be submitted by 5:00pm EST on January 23, 2009.
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Written Public Comments - Comments can be submitted in written format continuously throughout the Committee's process. To be available to the Committee prior to the January 29-30 meeting, comments should be submitted no later than 5:00pm EST on January 23, 2009. Comments submitted after that will be considered by the Committee for the next public meeting date. To submit or view written public comments
related to the 2010 Dietary Guidelines revision process, please click the appropriate link below. Please note that the links below are for submitting or viewing written comments only, and are not for submitting or viewing public oral testimony requests for January 29, 2009. For that, see #1 above.
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