National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Conducts First-Ever Peer-Review of Guidelines and Concludes Reform is Needed “in Order for Guidelines to Be Credible”

Guidelines Fall Short of Best Scientific Practices

Dietary Guidelines Fail to Meet Basic Standards for Reviews of the Science

USDA Has Not Adopted Most of Nat’l Academies Recommendations

See our scorecard on how USDA has responded (or not) to the recommendations by the National Academies of Sciences

Guidelines Exclude Majority of Americans

Dietary Guidelines are “Only for Healthy Americans”...What About the Majority of us with Diet-related Diseases?

Guidelines Exclude Evidence

Dietary Guidelines Have Historically Excluded Vast Majority of Rigorous Evidence on Diet and Health

Meetings of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

Meeting #1 of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee March 28-29, 2019
USDA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Meeting #2 of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee July 10-11, 2019
USDA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Meeting #3 of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee October 24-25, 2019
USDA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Meeting #4 of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
January 23-24, 2020
SDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Houston, TX

Meeting #5 of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
March 12-13, 2020
Virtual Meeting by Webcast

Draft Report Meeting of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
June 17, 2020
Virtual Meeting by Webcast

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Meeting #1 of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee March 28-29, 2019USDA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Meeting #2 of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee July 10-11, 2019USDA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Meeting #3 of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee October 24-25, 2019USDA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Meeting #4 of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory CommitteeJanuary 23-24, 2020SDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Houston, TX

Meeting #5 of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory CommitteeMarch 12-13, 2020Virtual Meeting by Webcast

Draft Report Meeting of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory CommitteeJune 17, 2020Virtual Meeting by Webcast ﻿