dec 13, 2020 - 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans

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20-member Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee was appointed

"Using the Committee’s Scientific Report as a scientific basis for revisions, USDA and HHS jointly released the ninth edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans in December 2020. This edition of the Dietary Guidelines is 164 pages, and carries forward two important themes from the previous edition: the first is a focus on health promotion and disease prevention, given the high rates of chronic disease facing Americans; and the second is a dietary patterns approach. This edition incorporates these themes using a lifespan approach, highlighting the importance of dietary patterns at every life stage from infancy through older adulthood. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025 provides a call to action to make every bite count and offers supporting information to help people make food and beverage choices all through life that are enjoyable and affordable.

The Dietary Guidelines contains four overarching Guidelines with supporting Key Recommendations that describe healthy dietary patterns, as well as quantitative recommendations that provide an adaptable framework for all Americans. Concurrently, USDA launched the Start Simple with MyPlate campaign through MyPlate.gov that translates the Dietary Guidelines to help individuals, families, and communities make healthy food choices that are easy, accessible and affordable and help prevent chronic disease." 1

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1. Dietary Guidelines for Americans. History. Table: History of Dietary Guidance Development in the United States and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans – A Chronology. https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/about-dietary-guidelines/history-dietary-guidelines/summary-dietary-guidance-development. History of the Dietary Guidelines. Published Unknown Date. Accessed April 20, 2021.

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