Dietary Guidelines Advisory Commitee’s Fifth Meeting: Key Takeaways and What’s to Come
The fifth Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) meeting provided a stark reminder of the difficult task at hand for this voluntary group of experts in distilling available evidence into recommendations for Americans. The Committee’s discussions across the two...
Nutrition In Demand and Produce for Better Health Foundation Release Fruit & Vegetable Gap Analysis: Public Feedback Requested
ICYMI last week, Nutrition On Demand, with the Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH), released the draft report entitled, Fruit & Vegetable Gap Analysis: Bridging the Disparity Between Federal Spending & America’s Consumption Crisis. I’m telling you this,...
Celebrate Traditional Foods in Your Practice with Resources for Hispanic Americans
As National Hispanic Heritage Month 2021 draws to a close, we want to take this moment to highlight the importance of bridging the gap between recommended Dietary Guidelines for Americans eating patterns and traditional cultural foodways. A brief on 2020 U.S. Census...
NID At Your Service to Inform Future Food & Nutrition Policy Through Evidence
Arguably, supporting all Americans in building and maintaining healthy eating patterns has never been more important than it is right now. Consider this: We are a nation plagued with over-consumption. Americans routinely overconsume calories, largely from excess...
From Food Wheels to MyPlate: A Brief History of U.S. Food Guides
For decades, food guides have helped promote healthy eating patterns for Americans. Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, MyPlate, with its easy-to-follow graphic and generalized recommended portions of each food group within it, is the latest iteration. There...
The 60-day comment period for feedback on the translation of the DGAC Scientific Report into DGA policy is ongoing! If you have yet to register for the virtual meeting on January 16, when oral feedback from the public will be shared with USDA and HHS, don’t forget to do so! Sign up at dietary guidelines.gov ![]()
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Ahead of these upcoming deadlines, we have eagerly read the DGAC report and compiled some of the key recommendations. Review our topline takeaways at the link in our bio.![]()
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The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Scientific Report was released today! A 60-day comment period will begin tomorrow. The public can submit written feedback to inform the translation of the science into DGA policy.![]()
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On Monday, December 16 at 1 PM ET, registration will open up for a special meeting that will be held on January 16 for oral comments. Should fill up fast so stay up-to-date at dietaryguidelines.gov!![]()
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Yesterday, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released a report in response to the Biden-Harris Administration’s National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health to identify scientific opportunities, gaps, and priorities to advance nutrition science, with a particular emphasis on ensuring equitable access to the benefits of research.![]()
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PCAST provided two overarching goals related to the federal investment in nutrition research:![]()
⏺️ Enhancing coordination of federal interagency efforts to strengthen the nutrition science evidence base, and ![]()
⏺️ Prioritizing equity in federal nutrition research.![]()
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The report details how these goals can help create a range of nutrition interventions that strategically improve the health of the U.S. population, with a focus on those disproportionately affected by health disparities due to long-standing structural inequities which create barriers to healthy dietary patterns and lifestyles. ![]()
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