DIETARY GUIDELINES ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
October 30-31, 2008
USDA South Building, Jefferson Auditorium
1400 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20250-1360

AGENDA
Thursday, October 30, 2008

8:30 a.m.
Opening Remarks
Kate Houston, Deputy Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Introduction and Swearing-in of the Committee
Ed Schafer, Secretary of Agriculture

Review of the Committee’s Charge
Michael Leavitt, Secretary of Health and Human Services

Role of Research, Education, and Economics in the Dietary Guidelines
Gale Buchanan, Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics
U.S. Department of Agriculture

9:15 a.m.
Committee Operations
Robert Post, Deputy Director, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Review of Agenda
Chair, Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

Closing Remarks for Opening Session
Robert Post, Deputy Director, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
U.S. Department of Agriculture

9:45 a.m. Break

10:00 a.m.
History of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Robert Post, Deputy Director
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
U.S. Department of Agriculture

10:20 a.m.
Putting the Dietary Guidelines into Action
Brian Wansink, Executive Director
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Penelope Slade Royall, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

11:00 a.m.
The State of the American Diet and Public Health
Cliff Johnson, Director
Division of Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys
National Center for Health Statistics
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Trish Britten
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
U.S. Department of Agriculture

11:30 a.m.
Review of Timeline, Milestones, and Staff Responsibilities
Chair, Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

11:45 a.m. Lunch

1:15 p.m. The Nutrition Evidence Library
Joan Lyon
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
U.S. Department of Agriculture

2:00 p.m. Nutrient Adequacy

3:15 p.m. Fluid and Electrolytes

3:45 p.m. Review of 2nd Day Agenda
Chair, Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

4:00 p.m. Meeting Recess
Friday, October 31, 2008

8:30 a.m. Energy Balance, Weight Management, and Physical Activity

9:45 a.m. Carbohydrates

10:45 a.m. Break

11:00 a.m. Fatty Acids

12:00 p.m. Lunch

1:30 p.m. Ethanol

2:00 p.m. Food Safety and Technology

2:40 p.m. Wrap-up and Next Steps

Motion to Vote

Next Meeting
Chair, Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

3:30 p.m. Meeting Adjourns