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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
The process for developing the 2010 Dietary Guidelines is under way.
To submit or view public comments related to
the 2010 Dietary Guidelines revision process please click the appropriate link below.
Comments can be submitted anytime from now through completion of the Advisory Committee’s report. To ensure consideration of your comment by the Committee for the upcoming public meeting, comments should be
submitted no later than 3 days prior to the closing date of the current Federal Register notice. Comments submitted after that will be considered by the Committee for the next public meeting date.
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC)
The 13 members of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee were announced in a press release.
DGAC Meetings
Click here to view the Federal Register notice (vol.
73, no. 199, pp. 60672-60673) announcing the first meeting of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee and Solicitation of Written Comments. The meeting was held in the USDA's Jefferson Auditorium on October 30-31, 2008. Meeting minutes will be posted at this site when available.
The second meeting is tentatively scheduled to be held during the last week of January 2009. Details will be posted when available.
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