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The
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
are the cornerstone of Federal
nutrition policy and nutrition
education activities.
The Dietary Guidelines are
jointly issued and updated every
5 years by the Departments of
Agriculture (USDA)
and Health and Human Services (HHS).
They provide
authoritative advice for people
two years and older about how
good dietary habits can promote
health and reduce risk for major
chronic diseases.
The 2005 Dietary Guidelines remain the current guidance until the 2010 Dietary Guidelines are published.
 Development of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) Meetings
The first four DGAC meetings have been held. For details on these, see the Resources column to
the right.
Click here to view the Federal Register notice posted January 22, 2010, announcing the fifth meeting of the DGAC. This Webinar meeting was postponed due to inclement weather and has now been rescheduled to April 13-14, 2010. Everyone registered for the February 9-10 meeting has automatically been registered for the rescheduled
meeting in April. A confirmation e-mail of your registration will be sent to you. New registrants should click the link below to register for the meeting. Registration questions may be directed to the meeting planner, Crystal Tyler, at 202-314-4701. Please contact Crystal Tyler by 5 p.m. EDT on April 7th should
you require assistance or any special accommodations. Details regarding how to assure that your Windows computer and browser are compatible with the Webinar format being used will be provided following meeting registration. Full details can be found to the right of this page under Fifth Meeting as well.
Click on the link below to Register for this meeting. Note: If you previously registered for the February 9-10 meeting, you are automatically
registered for the rescheduled April 13-14 meeting. The system will not allow you to register twice under the same e-mail address.
Providing Comments to the Committee Written Public Comments can be submitted continuously throughout the 2010 Dietary Guidelines revision process. Comments should be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on April 7, 2010, to be available to the Committee prior to the 5th DGAC meeting date. Comments submitted after that will be considered by the Committee for the next public meeting date. To submit or view written
public comments please click the appropriate link below.
Please note: Care should be taken not to violate copyright laws
particularly with attachments when submitting comments.
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