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Dietary Guidelines for Americans

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


The first two Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee meetings have been held. For details on these, see the right column. The transcript and minutes from the second meeting (January 29-30, 2009) will be available soon.

The third meeting is tentatively scheduled for April 29-30, 2009. Details will be posted soon.


Providing Comments to the Committee


Comments related to the 2010 Dietary Guidelines revision process can be submitted on a continuous basis anytime through the completion of the Advisory Committee's report.

To submit or view comments, click on the appropriate link below.

SUBMIT Comments

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Last Modified: 02/03/2009

Resources
 

 
Meetings of the 2010
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
 
    First Meeting
Oct 30-31, 2008
 
    Second Meeting
January 29-30, 2009
 
    Third Meeting
April 29-30, 2009 (tent.)
 
    Fourth Meeting
not yet scheduled
 
    Fifth Meeting
not yet scheduled
 
         
   

Members of the 2010
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

 
    Call for nominations via Federal Register notice  
      Website PDF / Text PDF  
    Press release announcing Committee members  
         
   

Related Materials

 
    Timetable at a Glance  
    Dear Colleague Letter  
    Current Guidelines  
    Previous Guidelines  
    Related Topics  
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