Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
The Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (Scientific Report) has been submitted to the Secretaries of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and is now available online. The departments have opened a 60-day comment period to collect input from the public on the Scientific Report. The comments received will be used to inform the development of the next edition of the Dietary Guidelines. Additional information on submitting public comments can be found on the Get Involved page.
HHS and USDA thank members of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee for their time, expertise and independent scientific review. Their contributions to the field of nutrition and health and to HHS and USDA are commendable.
Use the links below to download the Scientific Report, in full or in part by section or chapter. Supplementary materials for data analysis, food pattern modeling, and systematic reviews are also provided below.
Suggested citation:
2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. 2024. Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee: Advisory Report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and Secretary of Agriculture. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. https://doi.org/10.52570/DGAC2025
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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
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Health Equity and Nutrition
Part C: Methodology
Part D: Evidence on Diet and Health
Current Dietary Intakes Through the Life Course
Chapter 1: Current Dietary Intakes and Prevalence of Nutrition-Related Chronic Health Conditions
Dietary Patterns and Specific Dietary Pattern Components Across Life Stages
Chapter 2: Dietary Patterns
Chapter 3: Beverages
Chapter 4: Food Sources of Saturated Fat
Dietary Practices and Behaviors in Birth through Childhood
Chapter 5: Complementary Feeding and Feeding Styles and Practices During Childhood
Strategies for Individuals and Families Related to Diet Quality and Weight Management
Chapter 6: Frequency of Meals and/or Snacking
Chapter 7: Portion Size
Chapter 8: Culturally Responsive Interventions to Improve Diet
Food Pattern Modeling
Chapter 9: Nutrient Profile Development
Chapter 10: Food Group and Subgroup Analysis
Chapter 11: Diet Simulations
Part E: Integrating the Evidence
Chapter 1: Overarching Advice to the Departments
Chapter 2: Future Directions
Part F: Appendices
APPENDIX F-1: Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
APPENDIX F-2: Public Comments
APPENDIX F-3: Biographical Sketches of the 2025 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
Supplementary Materials
Additional Committee Resources
Additional resources, including the Committee's Charter and Federal Register Notices are available on the Advisory Committee Resources page.