Dietary Guidelines

The 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Committee recently released its official scientific report. For the first time the organization is recommending “what to eat for health”, with specific guidelines for children from birth to two years old. The commi ...

The American Dairy Coalition wants to bring whole milk back to U.S. school lunchrooms. According to the proposed Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025, whole milk will continue to be banned from schools across the nation. The U.S. Dietary Guidelines are only updated and published every five years ...

Last week, the USDA posted the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s final scientific report. The report will inform USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services as they co-develop the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The ...

The American Dairy Coalition recently sent a letter to Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar regarding whole milk. The coalition, which represents dairy farmers, told both department heads that they’re unhappy about the possibility the report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee will recommend continuing a ban on whole milk in schools. The ... Read

The Nutrition Coalition alleges there is a serious threat to the integrity and trustworthiness of the nation's federal nutrition policy. On Wednesday, the coalition released allegations made by one or more members of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, under the direction of the USDA ...

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association applauds the appointments to the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.  NCBA President Jennifer Houston says the committee members and the process is “firmly grounded in the best available science and will ultimately result in nutritional policy that can measurably improve the health of Americans.”   Housto...

The Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services are announcing a new step in their joint development process for the dietary guidelines for Americans.   "For the first time, before I call for nominations, for the dietary guidelines advisory committee, the USDA and HHS are posting for public comment topics and supporting questions for scientific review that will support our develo