The Dietary Guidelines for Americans are reviewed and updated every five years. They provide healthy eating advice, but importantly, they are the basis of all federal nutrition policy (and a lot of state and local policy too). The first Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee meeting will take place June 13-14 on the NIH campus in Bethesda, MD. You can view the Federal Register Notice here: http://www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2013-12859_PI.pdf.

You can access additional information and register to attend the meetings in-person or via webinar at: www.dietaryguidelines.gov.

Finally, the Public Comments Database is open. The public can submit written comments throughout the Committee’s advisory process. Written public comments can be submitted and/or viewed using the “Submit Comments” and “Read Comments” links, respectively on the Public Comments site.

Margo G. Wootan, D.Sc.
Director, Nutrition Policy
Center for Science in the Public Interest
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