jan 12, 2005 - 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans

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"In keeping with the emphasis on data quality, the Committee used a more systematic approach to review the scientific literature and develop its recommendations. The Committee posed approximately 40 specific diet and health research questions that were answered using an extensive search and review of the scientific literature. Issues relating diet and physical activity to health promotion and chronic disease prevention were included in the Committee’s evidence review. Other major sources of evidence used were the Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) reports released by expert committees convened by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) (now known as the Health and Medicine Division (HMD) of the National Academy of Sciences), as well as Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and World Health Organization (WHO) reports. In addition, USDA completed numerous food pattern modeling analyses and the Committee analyzed various national data sets. A total of 435 public comments were received, reviewed, and summarized by the Advisory Committee.

2004
The Committee submitted its Scientific Report to the Secretaries of HHS and USDA. This 364-page report contained a detailed analysis of the science and was accompanied by many pages of evidence-based tables that were made available electronically. After dropping some questions because of incomplete or inconclusive data, the Committee wrote conclusions and comprehensive rationales for 34 of the 40 original questions.

2005
Using the Committee’s Scientific Report as a scientific basis, HHS and USDA jointly wrote and issued the sixth edition of Dietary Guidelines for Americans in January 2005. This 80-page document was the first time the Dietary Guidelines was intended primarily for use by policy makers, healthcare professionals, nutritionists, and nutrition educators. The content of this document included nine major messages that resulted in 41 Key Recommendations. Of these, 23 were for the U.S. population overall and 18 for specific population groups. The document highlighted the USDA Food Guide and the DASH Eating Plan as two examples of eating patterns that exemplify the recommendations. A companion, 10-page consumer brochure called “Finding Your Way to a Healthier You” was released concurrently with the Dietary Guidelines to provide advice to consumers about food choices that promote health and decrease the risk of chronic disease. Shortly thereafter, USDA released the MyPyramid Food Guidance System, an update of the Food Guide Pyramid, which included more detailed advice for consumers to help them follow the Dietary Guidelines. This also marked the introduction into the digital age via MyPyramid.gov." 2

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