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| Other uniform titles: | Complemented by (work): Optimizing the process for establishing the dietary guidelines for Americans.
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| Other authors / contributors: | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee to Review the Process to Update the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
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| ISBN: | 9780309464833
0309464838
9780309464826
030946482X
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| Digital file characteristics: | text file
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references.
This activity was supported by Contract No. AG-3198-C-16-0004 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of any organization or agency that provided support for the project.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed January 30, 2018).
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| Summary: | What foods should Americans eat to promote their health, and in what amounts? What is the scientific evidence that supports specific recommendations for dietary intake to reduce the risk of multifactorial chronic disease? These questions are critically important because dietary intake has been recognized to have a role as a key determinant of health. As the primary federal source of consistent, evidence-based information on dietary practices for optimal nutrition, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) have the promise to empower Americans to make informed decisions about what and how much they eat to improve health and reduce the risk of chronic disease. The adoption and widespread translation of the DGA requires that they be universally viewed as valid, evidence-based, and free of bias and conflicts of interest to the extent possible. However, this has not routinely been the case. A first short report meant to inform the 2020 review cycle explored how the advisory committee selection process can be improved to provide more transparency, eliminate bias, and include committee members with a range of viewpoints. This second and final report recommends changes to the DGA process to reduce and manage sources of bias and conflicts of interest, improve timely opportunities for engagement by all interested parties, enhance transparency, and strengthen the science base of the process.
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| Other form: | Print version: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Food and Nutrition Board. Committee to Review the Process to Update the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Redesigning the process for establishing the Dietary guidelines for Americans. Washington, DC : The National Academies Press, [2017] 9780309464826
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| Standard no.: | 10.17226/24883
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