Scientific Report of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
The United States Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services thank the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee for its independent scientific review on nutrition and health and for submitting the Scientific Report of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee to the Secretaries of USDA and HHS.
The first print of the Scientific Report of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is being provided to the public online. Use the links below to download the Scientific Report, in full or in part by section or chapter. The report will be formatted for publication and available in hard copy later this year. Online-only supplementary materials for data analysis, food pattern modeling, and NESR systematic reviews are also provided at the bottom of the page.
Suggested citation: Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. 2020. Scientific Report of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee: Advisory Report to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Washington, DC. Available at: https://doi.org/10.52570/DGAC2020
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Letter to the Secretaries
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Membership and Federal Support Staff
Part A: Executive Summary
Part B: Setting the Stage and Integrating the Evidence
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Integrating the Evidence
Part C: Methodology
Part D: Evidence on Diet and Health
Current Dietary Intakes Through the Life Course
Chapter 1: Current Intakes of Foods, Beverages, and Nutrients
Diet and Health Relationships: Pregnancy and Lactation
Chapter 2: Food, Beverage, and Nutrient Consumption During Pregnancy
Chapter 3: Food, Beverage, and Nutrient Consumption During Lactation
Diet and Health Relationships: Birth to Age 24 Months
Chapter 4: Duration, Frequency, and Volume of Exclusive Human Milk and/or Infant Formula Feeding
Chapter 5: Foods and Beverages Consumed During Infancy and Toddlerhood
Chapter 6: Nutrients from Dietary Supplements During Infancy and Toddlerhood
Chapter 7: USDA Food Patterns for Children Younger Than Age 24 Months
Diet and Health Relationships: Individuals Ages 2 Years and Older
Chapter 8: Dietary Patterns
Chapter 9: Dietary Fats and Seafood
Chapter 10: Beverages
Chapter 11: Alcoholic Beverages
Chapter 12: Added Sugars
Chapter 13: Frequency of Eating
Chapter 14: USDA Food Patterns for Individuals Ages 2 Years and Older
Part E: Future Directions
Part F: Appendices
APPENDIX F-1: Glossary of Terms
APPENDIX F-2: Public Comments
APPENDIX F-3: Biographical Sketches of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
APPENDIX F-4: Membership of Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Subcommittees and Working Groups
APPENDIX F-5: Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Report Acknowledgements