The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

The usda recently made available the scientific report of the 2020 dietary guidelines advisory committee the committee which will advise the development of the 2020 2025 dietary guidelines for americans.

The dietary guidelines advisory committee. 1 as a result an advisory committee has been an explicit part of the dietary guidelines process for more than 30 years more commonly known as the. The report s evidence based findings will inform usda and the u s. Overview of the 2020 dietary guidelines advisory committee report by hadley turner. The independent advisory committee will review scientific.

The 2020 dietary guidelines advisory committee appointed on february 21 2019 has completed its review of topics and questions requested by the departments of agriculture and of health and human services and is submitting the attached report for use in preparing the. 2020 dietary guidelines advisory committee membership. Department of health and human services hhs as they co develop the 2020 2025. The committee s work ended with the delivery of the scientific report of the 2020 dietary guidelines advisory committee to the secretaries of hhs and usda at the end of june 2020.

Washington july 15 2020 the u s department of agriculture usda today posted the 2020 dietary guidelines advisory committee s final scientific report an objective review of the latest available science on specific nutrition topics. Secretary of agriculture sonny perdue and u s. A review of operations for the committee members. Health and human services hhs secretary alex azar today announced the appointment of 20 nationally recognized scientists to serve on the 2020 dietary guidelines advisory committee.

Usda and hhs thank the 20 nationally recognized experts who dedicated their expertise and time serving on the 2020 dietary guidelines advisory committee. On march 28 29 2019 the 2020 dietary guidelines advisory committee held its first meeting at the usda south building in washington dc. Dietary guidelines advisory committee. As they develop the guidelines usda and hhs will consider the scientific report of the 2020 dietary guidelines advisory committee along with input from federal agencies and the public this work will end with the release of the 2020 2025 dietary guidelines for americans.

Congress indicated that advisory committees should continue to be reestablished to review relevant scientific data and make recommendations on appropriate changes to the secretaries of usda and hhs. Usda and hhs update the dietary guidelines every five years.