An official website of the United States government.
Health and Human Services and United States Department of Agriculture
Follow the progress of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Dietary Guidelines
Provides dietary guidelines resources.
U.S. Department of Agriculture; Department of Health and Human Services.
Use this science-based nutrition guidance for Americans ages 2 and older to promote healthy lifestyles and dietary habits.
U.S. Department of Agriculture; Department of Health and Human Services.
Read about the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and rationale for changes incorporated into the 2015 release of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
USDA, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
The Healthy Eating Index (HEI) is a measure of diet quality used to assess how well a set of foods aligns with key recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
USDA, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
“Pregnancy and Birth to 24 Months project” is a joint initiative led by USDA and HHS in collaboration with programmatic and scientific experts. The goal of the current project is to begin examining topics of public health importance for women who are pregnant and infants and toddlers from birth to 24 months of age.
USDA. Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.
Examine evidence-based systematic reviews which inform Federal nutrition policy and programs. The NESR evaluates, synthesizes, and grades the strength of available scientific evidence to support dietary recommendation and guidance.
USDA, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
The Communicator’s Network is a resource to help you create nutrition education materials and messages for individuals, families, and other groups, based on the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Congress mandated that the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academies) evaluate the process used to create the DGA. Redesigning the Process for Establishing the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, offers a comprehensive review of the rest of the process used to update the DGA.
UN. Food and Agriculture Organization.
View dietary guidelines from around the world. These guidelines establish a basis for each respective country's public food and nutrition, health and agricultural policies and nutrition education programs, which in turn attempt to foster healthy eating habits and lifestyles.