The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) began in August the first-ever major peer review of the the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) since they were launched more than 35 years ago. Congress, mandated this review in large part to see if alternative solutions and approaches to combating these nutrition-related diseases might be found.

The Nutrition Coalition is holding a press conference on Tuesday, April 5th, 2:00—3:00 pm, at the National Press Club, Murrow Room, to address: Why the Dietary Guidelines Are Not Improving American Health: The Evidence Excluded from the National Food Policy Conference. 

Nutrition Coalition members were quoted in the New York Times, Washington Post, and elsewhere in response to the release of new Dietary Guidelines. “I think that the guidelines should reflect the uncertainty of the science,” says Teicholz. “Maybe they should inform and be more humble in what they advise."

Washington—Due to concerns that the Dietary Guidelines for America (DGAs) have failed to improve health in America, Congress mandated the first-ever peer review of the DGAs, by the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), as part of the fiscal year 2016 Omnibus Appropriations bill. To ensure the review is conducted in a timely manner, Congress appropriated $1 million.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today The Nutrition Coalition (TNC) announced the appointment of nutrition expert Sarah Hallberg, DO, Medical Director and Founder, Indiana University Health Arnett Medical Weight Loss Program, as Chair of the Coalition’s newly formalized Science Advisory Council.