Celebrate National Nutrition Month by Identifying Foods and Tactics for Healthy Eating
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has deemed March National Nutrition Month. Keeping with this year’s theme to “personalize your plate,” we’re offering tips on individualizing your meals and getting the most enjoyment out of them. Read on; you might be surprised...
Alarming Truths About America’s Eating Patterns
Sixty percent of U.S. adults have one or more diet-related chronic diseases. Consider these startling facts: About 74 percent of adults are either overweight or obese.Heart disease is the leading cause of death in America.More than a quarter of all Americans are...
Here’s What’s New in the Latest Edition of the Dietary Guidelines
It’s been four decades since the release of the first Dietary Guidelines for Americans, a science-based how-to for developing a nutritionally adequate diet at all ages. Released every five years, each subsequent edition builds on the previous by incorporating new...
2020-2025 DGA: An Informed Look at DGAC Report Translation to Policy (Part II)
How will USDA/HHS decide what will translate into the policy document? Some think of the translation from the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC)’s scientific report to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) policy document as a black box and, honestly,...
2020-2025 DGA: An Informed Look at DGAC Report Translation Into Policy (Part I)
Yes, all may be quiet on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) front (out here), but having been there back in 2010 and 2015, I assure you that it’s a combination of “all hands on deck” and “burning the midnight oil” inside the government. With just under a month...
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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