2015 Dietary Guideline Meeting – Staying Tuned In

On Jan 13 and 14, the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee met for th2nd time; this public meeting was much anticipated, and the committee was expected to identify their key focus areas and topics, and give insight into potential changes to the current dietary guidelines.

On Day 1, three invited experts gave presentations followed by committee discussion; while the meeting was public, only committee members and the invited experts could participate in the discussion. The topics presented were:

  *   Dietary Guidelines: Responsibilities and Opportunities
  *   Dietary Guidelines and Sustainability
  *   Approaches to Dietary Pattern Analyses: Potential to Inform Guidance

Day 2 began with nearly 50 oral testimonies of no more than 3 minutes each. The opportunity to provide testimony is open to the public, and granted on a first come, first serve basis. Testimonies were given by commodity groups, trade and professional organizations, industry and the general public. Following the oral testimonies, each of the 5 subcommittees presented a status report, which included a preliminary list of their prioritized research questions.

To learn more, check out the dietaryguidelines.gov website to view the expert and subcommittee presentations, see a list of oral testimonies, and obtain all the reference material that are available. Stay informed and up-to-date as this next version of the Dietary Guidelines develops!

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SOME CONFERENCES

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND), Certificate of Training in Adult Weight Management Program
April 10-12, Hartford, CT

Weight Management Dietetic Practice Group (DPG) Spring Symposium
March 21-23, St. Louis, MO

Oldways Supermarket Dietitian Symposium
April 2-4, Scottsdale, AZ

The information above was abstracted from the Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition electronic communications.

Arlene Spark, EdD, RD, FADA, FACN
Professor
CUNY School of Public Health
Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center
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