>>WELCOME TO DAY TWO OF
THE 2025 DIETARY GUIDELINES
COMMITTEE, MEETING 1.
I'M JANET DE JESSUS, THE DESIGNATED FEDERAL OFFICER OF THIS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND WE WELCOME YOU.
THIS MORNING WE'RE SO HAPPY TO
HAVE OUR LEADERSHIP FROM HHS AND
USDA TO GIVE SOME REMARKS.
IN ADDITION, WE ARE GOING TO DISCUSS THE
SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS TO BE
EXAMINED BY THE COMMITTEE AND ALSO DESCRIBE
DIETARYGUIDELINES.GOV AND OPPORTUNITY
FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.
IT'S NOW MY PLEASURE TO BRING TO
THE PODIUM CARTER BLAKEY WHO IS THE
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH
PROMOTION.
>>GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU JANET. IT'S MY EXTREME PLEASURE TO
HAVE THE HONOR OF INTRODUCING
OUR ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
HEALTH.
ADMIRAL LEVINE.
OUR 17th ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
HEALTH AT THE DEPARTMENT OF HHS
AND SHE ALSO HEADS THE U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH
SERVICE COMMISSION CORPS SO
SHE'S GOT A BIG JOB. TWO JOBS
NOT JUST ONE.
SHE WORKS EVERY DAY TO IMPROVE
THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING FOR
ALL AMERICANS.
SHE'S WORKING TO BUILD A
STRONGER FOUNDATION SO THAT
EVERY AMERICAN CAN ACHIEVE THEIR
FULL POTENTIAL FOR HEALTH, FOR GOOD HEALTH.
SHE HAS WORKED IN MANY DIFFERENT
ROLES THAT HAS HER WELL PREPARED
FOR WHAT SHE HAS TO DO FOR ALL
OF US.
SHE FIRST START AS A PHYSICIAN
IN ACADEMIA WHERE SHE FOCUSED ON THE
INTERSECTION BETWEEN MENTAL AND
PHYSICAL HEALTH, TREATING
ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS AND
MOVED ON TO BECOME THE
PENNSYLVANIA PHYSICIAN GENERAL
AND THEN THE PENNSYLVANIA
SECRETARY FOR HEALTH.
IN THOSE ROLE SHE HAD TO ADDRESS
COVID, THE OPIOID CRISIS AND
OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES
SO SHE WAS WELL PREPARED TO TAKE
CARE OF ALL OF US.
WITH THAT, ADMIRAL LEVINE, I'D LIKE TO INVITE
YOU TO THE PODIUM.
>>THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>>WELL GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING.
IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU TODAY.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE MEETING.
IT'S SO IMPORTANT IN TERM OF THE
2025 DIETARY GUIDELINES AND THE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS THE
COMMITTEE EMBARKS ON A TWO-YEAR
MISSION OF SCIENTIFIC REVIEW AND
DISCUSSION AND HELP INFORM THE
NEXT ADDITION OF DIETARY
GUIDELINES FOR AMERICA.
THIS MISSION IS EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT AS YOU ALL KNOW ESPECIALLY AS
MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE FACING DIET
RELATED DISEASES INCLUDING HEART DISEASE, 82 OBESITY AND TYPE II DIABETES
THIS WORK TODAY AND OVER THE COURSE
THE TENURE, WILL HELP MEET OUR BOLD
GOAL TO END HUNGER IN AMERICA
AND INCREASE HEALTHY EATING AND
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BY 2030. NO PRESSURE NOW.
SO FEWER AMERICANS EXPERIENCE
DIET RELATED DISEASES.
OUR COUNTRY IS EXPERIENCING A CRISIS
OF HIGH RATES OF DIET-RELATED DISEASES DIABETES, OBESITY AND
SUCH AS TYPE 2 DIABETES, OBESITY AND HYPERTENSION.
EACH OF THESE DISEASES AFFECTS
TENS OF MILLIONS OF AMERICAN AND
ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED RISK
OF HEART ATTACKS AND STROKES.
THE TWO LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH
FOR AMERICANS.
THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR IN RURAL
AREAS AND TERRITORIES.
THOSE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES,
OLDER ADULTS THE WILL LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITIES,
MILITARY FAMILIES AND VETERANS ALL OF
WHOM DISPROPORTIONATELY
AFFECTED BY THESE HEALTH OUTCOMES.
NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN
HEALTH EQUITY DEALING WITH THESE
HEALTH DISPARITIES THAT EXIST
ACROSS OUR NATION AND SO WE
STRONGLY WANT YOU TO BRING A
HEALTH EQUITY LENS TO THE WORK
YOU'RE DOING FOR THE DIETARY
GUIDELINES FOR AMERICA.
THIS CRISIS PLACE AS A TREMENDOUS
ECONOMIC BURDEN ON OUR NATION
ESTIMATED HEALTH CARE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH EXCESS WEIGHT AND OBESITY
TOTAL $173 BILLION BEFORE THE
PANDEMIC IN 2019.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE NATIONS DIET
IN USING A WHOLE OF
GOVERNMENT APPROACH TO PROVIDING
EVIDENCE-BASED NUTRITION
PROGRAMS, POLICIES AND EDUCATION
TO ENABLE ALL AMERICANS,
EVERYONE IN OUR GREAT COUNTRY, TO LIVE HEALTHIER,,
BETTER INFORMED DIETARY CHOICE.
THE NATIONAL STRATEGY ON HUNGER,
NUTRITION AND HEALTH IS SERVING
AS THE PLAYBOOK TO MEET THE GOAL
OF ENDING HUNGER IN AMERICA AND
INCREASING HEALTHY EATING AND
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BY 2030 SO
FEWER AMERICANS EXPERIENCE THE
DIET-RELATED DISEASES.
IT CALLS FOR THE WHOLE OF
GOVERNMENT AND REALLY A WHOLE OF AMERICA
APPROACH TO ADDRESSING THE
CHALLENGES WE FACE.
UNDERPINNING MANY ACTIONS IS THE
DIETARY GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS
BY PROVIDING EVIDENCE-BASED
ADVICE ON WHAT WE EAT AND DRINK
TO MEET NUTRITION NEEDS, PROMOTE HEALTH, AND PREVENT DISEASE.
THE DIETARY GUIDELINES
IS AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE AND
REALLY THE FOUNDATION, THE CORNERSTONE
OF FEDERAL NUTRITION POLICY AND
NUTRITION EDUCATION ACTIVITIES.
AT HHS, AGENCIES USE THE DIETARY
GUIDELINES TO INFORM CONSUMER DIETARY GUIDANCE,
DELIVERED THROUGH GRANTS AND EDUCATION MATERIALS.
INFORM FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS LIKE THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT NUTRITION PROGRAM.
INFORM OBJECTIVES SUCH AS THE
NUTRITION AND WEIGHT OBJECTIVES FOR
HEALTHY PEOPLE 2030.
YOU SEE THE SYNERGY AND INFORM
REGULATIONS ON FOOD LABELLING AN
FORTIFICATION.
HHS IS PLEASED AND PROUD TO
PARTNER WITH COLLEAGUES AT THE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE, WORKING TOGETHER, COLLABOARTIVELY,
IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE 2025 DIETARY GULDELINES FOR AMERICANS
AS YOU ALL ARE EXPERT COMMITTEE
BEGINS THIS IMPORTANT PROCESS OF
REVIEWING THE SCIENTIFIC
EVIDENCE THAT WILL INFORM THE
NEXT EDITION OF THE DIETARY
GUIDELINES, I WANT TO PERSONALLY
THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION
AND TIME TO THIS EFFORT.
OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS YOU HAVE
A VERY IMPORTANT TASK OF REVIEWING
THE SCIENCE OF NUTRITION AND
HEALTH. REVIEWING AND
RECEIVING PUBLIC COMMENT AND
PREPARING A SCIENTIFIC REPORT
THAT WILL ADVISE THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT.
YOU'RE WORK IS ESSENTIAL,
ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL TO ENSURING
THE NEXT EDITION OF THE DIETARY
GUIDELINES AND IT IS BASED ON THE CURRENT
SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE AND MEDICAL
KNOWLEDGE.
EACH COMMITTEE MEMBER, ALL OF
YOU, WAS JOINTLY SELECTED BY HHS
AND USDA AND OUR SECRETARIES FOLLOWING A RIGOROUS
VETTING PROCESS BASED ON
EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC AND HEALTH
EQUITY EXPERTISE AND
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE.
ADDITIONALLY THE DEPARTMENTS PRIORITIED OBTAIN A
BALANCED AND DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP AND PLEASED
TO ANNOUNCE THE 2025 COMMITTEE
IS ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE
DIETARY GUIDELINE COMMITTEES TO
DATE WITH RESPECT TO SUBJECT MATTER
EXPERTISE AND RACIAL AND ETHNIC
BACKGROUNDS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO THE RICH
INSIGHTS YOU ALL WILL CONTRIBUTE
TO THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.
TO THE PUBLIC, AS WE DEVELOP THE
NEXT EDITION OF THE DIETARY
GUIDELINES I WANT EVERYONE TO
KNOW HHS AND USDA BELIEVES STRONGLY IN
TRANSPARENCY AND WILL CONTINUE TO
SHARE INFORMATION WITH THE PUBLIC
ALONG THE WAY.
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO FOLLOW ALONG
WITH THE WORK BY ATTENDING
VIRTUAL PUBLIC MEETINGS AND SIGNING UP
FOR EMAIL UPDATES AT
DIETARYGUIDELINES.gov. DIETARYGUIDELINES.gov.
WE ALSO WANT TO HEAR FROM THE
PUBLIC.
WE RELY ON FEEDBACK FROM BOTH
THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC TO
CONTRIBUTE KNOWLEDGE AND
EXPERIENCE TO THIS RECEIVE.
WE ENCOURAGE PUBLIC COMMENTS
THROUGHOUT THE COMMITTEE'S WORK.
ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE
TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION BY THE
COMMITTEE.
IN CLOSING, I WANT TO THANK OUR
DEDICATED FEDERAL STAFF WHO LEAD
THE DIETARY GUIDELINES EFFORTS,
THE PUBLIC FOR PARTICIPATING IN
TODAY'S MEETING AND FINALLY TO
OUR ESTEEMED COMMITTEE AND ALL OF OUR
MEMBERS FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS TO
SERVE.
I WILL NOW LIKE TO INVITE JACKIE HAVEN
FROM THE USDA FROM THE CENTER
FOR NUTRITION POLICY AND
PROMOTION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>>GOOD MORNING EVERYONE, AND IT IS MY DISTINCT HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE TODAY AND
INTRODUCE STACY DEAN WHO WILL BE SPEAKING NEXT.
STACY DEAN WAS APPOINTED BY PRESIDENT
BIDEN TO SERVE AS THE DEPUTY
UNDER SECRETARY FOR USDA'S FOOD,
NUTRITION CONSUMER SERVICES
WHERE SHE WORKS WITH TO ADVANCE
THE PRESIDENT'S AGENDA AND
INCREASING NUTRITION ASSISTANCE
FOR STRUGGLING FAMILIES AND
INDIVIDUALS AS WELL AS TACKLING
SYSTEMIC RACISM AND BARRIERS TO OPPORTUNITY
THAT DENIED SO MANY THE CHANCE
TO GET AHEAD. STACY.
>>WELL GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU ALL.
THANK YOU FOR BEING AN INTEGRAL
PART OF THE NEXT VERSION OF THE
HHS USDA EDITION OF THE DIETARY
GUIDELINES.
I WANT TO ASSOCIATE MYSELF WITH
EVERYTHING ADMIRAL LEVINE SAID
AND SHARED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE WORK THAT YOUR GOING TO DO.
I JUST WANT TO UNDERSCORE HOW IMPORTANT THIS PHASE OF THE PROCESS IS FOR US
AT USDA.
DIETARY GUIDELINE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS.
WE KNOW WE HAVE ASKED FOR AN INCREDIBLE COMMITMENT FROM
ALL OF YOU TO CONDUCT AN
INDEPENDENT RIGOROUS REVIEW OF
THE CURRENT EVIDENCE IN
NUTRITION AND DISEASE PREVENTION
AND WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR
TIME AND FOR YOU SHARING YOUR
EXPERTISE.
AND TO THE PUBLIC ON THE FIRST
MEETING OF THE 2025 COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US IN THE
OVER TWO-DAY MEETING FOR THOSE
WHO HAVE COME IN WHOLE OR IN
PART FOR THE MEETING.
AS YOU WILL AND CONTINUE TO BE AN
IMPORTANT PART OF THIS PROCESS.
I WANT TO JOIN ADMIRAL LEVINE
IN INVITING TO ADD COMMENTS AND
ENGAGEMENT IN THIS PROCESS.
ADMIRAL, VERY COMPELLINGLY, OUTLINED TO THE
ADMINISTRATIONS ARRAY OF GOALS WITH
RESPECT TO THE ISSUES OF HUNGER,
NUTRITION AND HEALTH, WHICH WE WERE
ABLE TO BRING FORWARD IN THE
RECENT WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE
AND NATIONAL STRATEGY ON HUNGER,
NUTRITION AND HEALTH.
BECAUSE THE DIETARY GUIDELINES
ARE AN UNDER PINNING OF ALL
NUTRITION PROGRAMS ACROSS THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, HHS AND USDA
JOINT'S DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEXT
EDITION INCLUDING THE IMPORTANT
WORK OF THIS COMMITTEE IS IN AND
OF ITSELF AMONG THE ACTIONS
CITED TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS TO
END HUNGER AND INCREASE HEALTHY
EATING AN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BY
2030.
YOU'RE JOINING US IN THE
COLLECTIVE EFFORT.
THANK YOU.
THE DIETARY GUIDELINES ARE ALSO, IN ADDITION TO BEING ESSENTIAL TO HHS,
AN ESSENTIAL PART OF USDA'S WORK TO
SUPPORT THE DEPARTMENTS CORE STRATEGY GOAL
TO ADVANCE FOOD AND NUTRITION
SECURITY.
INDEED THE DIETARY GUIDELINES
POWER THE NUTRITION AND
NUTRITION SECURITY.
PLUS, NUTRITION SECURITY MEANS
HAVING CONSISTENT AND EQUITABLE ACCESS
TO HEALTHY, SAFE, AND AFFORDABLE FOODS ESSENTIAL TO HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.
NUTRITION SECRUITY ENSURES THAT EVERYONE, AND I WILL UNDERSCORE EVERYONE,
HAS AND CONSUMES FOODS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO
THEIR OVERALL HEALTH.
SO, AS WE WORK TO TACKLE THAT, WE
ALSO KNOW IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO
RECOGNIZE STRUCTURAL INEQUITIES
MAKE IT HARD FOR MANY PEOPLE TO
EAT HEALTHY AND TO BE PHYSICALLY
ACTIVE AND WE ARE
EMPHASIZING, JUST AS YOU ARE IN YOUR WORK, EQUITY IN ALL OF OUR EFFORTS
TO ENSURE ALL AMERICANS HAVE ACCESS TO THE NUTRITION THEY NEED.
WE ARE REALLY ATTEMPTING TO BRING ALL OF THIS WORK TO
LIFE THROUGH OUR FEDERAL NUTRITION PROGRAM
PORTFOLIO.
WE HAVE 15 FEDERAL NUTRITION
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND WE SERVE
ONE IN FOUR AMERICANS EVERY
YEAR.
THAT'S A PHENOMENAL PLATFORM TO
LEVERAGE TO DRIVE MORE HEALTHY
EATING AND BETTER HEALTH.
WE ABSOLUTELY RELY ON THE DIETARY
GUIDELINE TO INFORM OUR PROGRAMS AND TO ENSURE THEY PROVIDE
MEANINGFUL SUPPORT ALIGNED WITH EVIDENCE AND
GOOD HEALTH.
BEING EVIDENT BASED IS ESSENTIAL
AND BECAUSE OF THE RIGOR OF THE SCIENTIFIC
REVIEW WE KNOW THE FOOD AND
ADVICE OUR PROGRAMS OFFER ARE JUST THAT
EVIDENCE BASE. THE GUIDELINES ARE THE BASIS FOR
THE NUTRITION STANDARDS FOR LIKE
OUR SCHOOL MEALS PROGRAM TO
ENSURE 30 MILLION CHILDREN WE
SERVE EVERY DAY FOR THE PROGRAM
WE SERVE HEALTHY FOOD AND THE
RIGHT AMOUNTS DURING THE SCHOOL
DAY.
THE GUIDELINES ARE HELPING TO RESHAPE THE
SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PACKAGE WE
OFFER THROUGH WIC, WOMEN,
INFANTS AND CHILDREN PROGRAM
WHICH SERVES NEARLY HALF THE INFANTS IN THE
UNITED STATES.
AND OF COURSE THE DIETARY GUIDELINES ARE
TRANSFORMED INTO TECHNICAL
GUIDANCE USED BY OUR NUTRITION PROGRAMS TO HELP PROFESSIONALS
THROUGH MY PLATE AND I AM SPORTING A MYPLATE PIN TODAY.
IT'S ACTIONABLE ADVICE THROUGH PERSONALIZED TOOLS
AT EVERY STAGE.
SO BOTTOMLINE, THE WORK YOU DO IS INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT TO THE PROGRAMS WE
OFFER AND THE FOLKS WHO
PARTICIPATE IN ALL OF THEM.
WE REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR
INCREDIBLE WORK AND WHEN YOU'RE
INDEPENDENT REVIEW IS DONE, USDA
AND HHS WILL DEVELOP AND RELEASE THE 2025-2030
EDITION OF THE DIETARY
GUIDELINES AND WILL ONCE AGAIN
GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF
UPDATING AND TAILORING OUR
PROGRAMS THROUGH THE LATEST
EVIDENCE BASE.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR
YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE PROCESS.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE AND FOR THOSE OF US AT
HHS AND USDA.
MANY THANKS TO THOSE OF US JOINING US AGAIN VIRTUALLY
WE ARE SO PLEASED TO HAVE YOU AND YOUR CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT IN THE PROCESS
I WILL JOIN ADMIRAL LEVINE IN SAYING A HUGE THANK YOU TO THE FEDERAL
STAFF WHO I KNOW WILL WORK
TIRELESSLY TO SUPPORT ALL OF YOU AND I HOPE YOU HAVE ALREADY FELT THAT SUPPORT AND ENGAGEMENT AND THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE PROCESS.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
I'M TURNING IT BACK TO JANET AND
THANKING HER FOR HER LEADERSHIP
IN THE PROCESS.
THANK YOU ALL.
>>I'M GOING TO SUMMARIZE THE
PROPOSED SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS TO
BE EXAMINED BY THE COMMITTEE.
I'LL GO OVER THE PROCESS,
IDENTIFICATION, DEVELOPING EACH
QUESTION, AND THE ROLE OF THE
COMMITTEE TO HELP US RE[MH(1]FINE AND
PRIORITIZE THE QUESTIONS.
HHS AND USDA WORK TOGETHER TO
PROPOSE THE SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS
OVER A YEAR PLUS.
WE START FROM THE LAST 2020
DIETARY GUIDELINES ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF INPUTS AND I'LL
DESCRIBE THAT TODAY.
THE GOAL WAS TO PROMOTE
DELIBERATE TRANSPARENT PROCESS.
STARTING WITH THE LAST ADVISORY
COMMITTEE, WE DEVELOPED
SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS AND
CONTINUING THAT THIS ROUND AND
THE FIRST STEP WAS TO POSt THEM
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE DEVELOPED A DRAFT SET OF
SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS AND THE
NEXT SLIDE I'LL DESCRIBE ALL THE
INPUTS TO THAT.
THE CRITERIA I WANTED TO
EXPLAIN.
WE HAD FOUR CRITERIA WITH THE
ADDITION OF RESEARCH
AVAILABILITY THIS TIME.
SO STARTING OFF FIRST WITH
RELEVANCE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE
QUESTIONS ARE NUMBER ONE WITHIN
THE SCOPE OF THE DIETARY
GUIDELINES SO THE FOCUS THEY'LL
LEAD TO A FOCUS ON FOOD-BASED
RECOMMENDATION.
NOT CLINICAL GUIDELINES FOR
MEDICAL TREATMENT.
WE'RE CAREFUL TO STAY IN OUR
LANE OF PREVENTION AND NOT
TREATMENT EXPANDING ON THIS
POINT, CLINICAL GUIDELINES MOST
OF YOU KNOW INVOLVE REVIEWING
EVIDENCE AND DEVELOPING STANDARDS OF CARE FOR PATIENTS THAT IS[MH(2]
BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY
ADDRESS AN AREA OF SUBSTANTIAL
PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN,
UNCERTAINTY OR KNOWLEDGE GAPS.
WE TO THE THERE'S A LOT OF
DISEASES THAT COULD RELATE TO
NUTRITION BUT WE WORK TO
PRIORITIZE THE HEALTH OUTCOMES
OF MAJOR IMPORTANCE.
THE DIETARY GUIDELINES INFORM
OUR FEDERAL PROGRAMS IN ADDITION
TO EXTERNAL WORK.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THESE
QUESTIONS WILL LEAD TO IMPORTANT
GUIDANCE TO BE UTILIZED BY OUR
FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND POLICY.
WE DID WORK WITH FEDERAL STAFF
AND AFTER THE LAST REVIEW OF EVIDENCE [MH(3]AND THOUGHT
WHAT OTHER GUIDANCE WILL HELP
YOU AND I'LL DESCRIBE SOME OF
THE CONVERSATIONS WE HAD.
FINALLY, AVOIDING DUPLICATION.
THE NUTRITION COMMUNITY AND
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOES WORK IN MANY OF [MH(4]
OUR FEDERAL AGENCIES WE DON'T
WANT TO DUPLICATE GUIDANCE.
ONE EXAMPLE, HEALTHY
ENVIRONMENTS.
CDC LEADS A COMMUNITY PREVENTIVE
TASK FORCE INCLUDING SYSTEMATIC
REVIEWS AND HAVE THE COMMUNITY
GUIDE THAT COMES OUT WITH
RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE CAN UTILIZE ALL OF THAT
VALUABLE INFORMATION AND
GUIDANCE IN THE DIETARY
GUIDELINES.
WE DON'T WANT TO DUPLICATE THAT
EFFORT AND LOOK AT THOSE TOPICS.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS FOOD SAFETY.
FOOD SAFETY IS WELL COVERED
ACROSS OUR DEPARTMENT.
WE DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS ON THAT
AND DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE
WHICH PROVIDE THE REFERENCE
VALUES FOR FOOD PATTERN
MODELLING AND DEVELOPMENT OF
DIETARY PATTERNS.
WE DON'T WANT TO DUPLICATE THOSE
EFFORTS AS WELL.
AND THEN RESEARCH AVAILABILITY: [MH(5]
WE'RE EXCITED OF THE WORK BEING
CONNECTED BY OUR NUTRITION AND
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW TEAM THEY'LL
SHARE WITH THE RESEARCH
AVAILABLE IN EACH PROPOSED
QUESTION.
WE CONNECTED A YEAR-LONG PROCESS
TO GATHER INFORMATION AND
RECEIVE INPUT FROM FEDERAL
EXPERTS AND RELEVANT DOCUMENTS
TO DEVELOP THE PROPOSED
SCIENTIFIC QUESTION.
WE HAVE QUESTIONS BEING REVIEWED
AND IN ADDITION TO NEW QUESTIONS
ADDRESSING DIET AND HEALTH.
THERE'S A SECTION ON TOPICS THAT
SHOULD BE EXAMINED IN THE
FUTURE.
WE REVIEWED EXISTING RESOURCES
THAT MAY INFORM THE DIETARY
GUIDELINES.
HHS AND USDA HAVE SCIENTIFIC [MH(6]
ACTIVITIES UNDERWAY FOR THE TWO
TOPICS.
AND FINALLY, LOW CARBOHYDRATE
DIET.
THAT'S THE LARGEST TOPIC WE
RECEIVED COMMENTS ON.
WE WORKED WITH OUR WONDERFUL
FEDERAL COMMUNITY TO HELP ADVICE
US ON THE SCIENTIFIC SCOPE OF
THE SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS.
THE FIRST OF OUR INTERAGENCY
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN NUTRITION
RESEARCH KNOWN AS ICHMR WE HAVE
DIETARY GUIDANCE SUBCOMMITTEE
AND THEY WORK IN NUTRITION.
IT'S FABULOUS.
HHS, USDA, DOD, FDA, DOE, OFFICE
OF THE PRESIDENT.
SO IT IS A VAST AND WONDERFUL
COMMITTEE AND WE UTILIZE THEM TO
REVIEW OUR SYSTEMATIC REVIEW QUESTIONS [MH(7]AND DID A
REVIEW OF OUR FOOD PATTERN
MODELLING AS WELL.
WE PULLED TOGETHER AN EXPERT
GROUP ON OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY
FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
KNOWING WE WANTED TO MOVE INTO
THE WEIGHT MANAGEMENT AND WEIGHT
LOSS AREA, THIS WAS CRITICAL.
WE BROUGHT IN GROUPS FROM ACROSS
THE GOVERNMENT TO ADVISE US ON
THE TOPIC.
AS YOU ALL KNOW IT'S VERY
COMPLEX.
THERE'S SO MANY SURROUNDINGS
THEY GIVE US WONDERFUL ADVICE.
WE WORKED WITH THE NIH NUTRITION
AND HEALTH DISPARITIES WORKING
GROUP.
THEY WERE KIND ENOUGH TO INVITE
US TO ONE OF THEIR MEETINGS AND
WE PRESENTED ON THE WORK WE'RE
DOING AND TO CONNECT TO ALL
THESE GROUPS.
WE HAVE A FEDERAL DATA ANALYSIS
TEAM AND YOU SAW THE
REPRESENTATIVES ON THE SLIDE
YESTERDAY.
AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING FOR YEARS
AND I THINK WHEN WE RECEIVE THE
LAST REPORT WE'RE ALWAYS
THINKING AHEAD TO THE NEXT
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW.
I WANTED TO GIVE MORE
INFORMATION ON THE DIETARY
REFERENCE WORKING GROUP.
THERE'S INFORMATION IF YOU GO TO
THE WEBSITE AND THERE'S A
RELATED PROJECTS PAGE AND A LINK
TO INFORMATION ON UPCOMING WORK
HAPPENING WITH THE DIETARY
REFERENCE INTAKES.[MH(8]
OUR U.S. AND CANADA PARTNERSHIP
PRIORITIZES UPDATING AND CALL IT
THE MACRO NUTRIENTS REPORT.
I THINK MOST OF YOU KNOW IT CAME
OUT IN 2004.
IT COVERED ENERGY, OUR MACRO
NUTRIENTS AND IT'S IN DIRE NEED
OF UPDATING AND WE UTILIZE IT
FOR FOOD PATTERN MODELLING AND
DEVELOPMENT OF DIETARY PATTERNS.
WE STARTED OFF WITH ENERGY [MH(9]
WORKING GROUP SELECTED ENERGY TO
BE ADDRESSED BECAUSE OF THE
NATURE OF THE VALUE.
AND THE ESTIMATED REQUIREMENT
AND THE TYPE OF THAT NEEDED TO
SET THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM THE
MACRO NUTRIENTS COMPONENT.
WE DID NOT HAVE A SYSTEMATIC
REVIEW IN ADVANCE BECAUSE THE
COMMITTEE UTILIZED A DOUBLY
LABELLED DATABASE.
WE'RE HAPPY TO SAY THE REPORT
WAS PUBLISHED LAST MONTH,
JANUARY OF 2023.
NEXT UP IS THE MACRO NUTRIENTS.
WE'RE SENDING UPCOMING
SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS TO INFORM
UPCOMING MACRO NUTRIENTS DRI
UPDATES.
PROTEIN WILL BE REVIEWED FIRST
AND SHORTLY AFTER A REVIEW OF CARBOHYDRATE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO[MH(10]
HEALTH OUTCOMES WILL BE
COMMISSIONED.
NOW I'LL SUMMARIZE THE PROPOSED
SCIENTIFIC QUESTION.
WE HAVE OUR SCIENTIFIC TOPICS
OUR HEALTH OUTCOMES AND
APPROACHES.
IT'S A PUZZLE THAT FITS
TOGETHER.
IT'S DIETARY PATTERNS WHICH
WE'VE BEEN DOING SEVERAL
EDITIONS, NEW ULTRA PROCESSED
FOODS WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT AND
COMPONENTS, SUGARS AND SATURATED
FAT AND ADDED QUESTIONS ON
BEHAVIORAL STRATEGIES AND WEIGHT
MANAGEMENT.
YOU CAN SEE ON THE HEALTH
OUTCOMES SLIDE THERE'S A VARIETY
OF HEALTH OUTCOMES MIXED IN FOR
EACH OF THE QUESTIONS AND
FINALLY THE THREE APPROACHES YOU
HEARD ABOUT YESTERDAY[MH(11].
A BIT INFORMATION STARTING WITH
SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS.
DIETARY PATTERNS WILL BE ACROSS
THE LIFE STAGE FROM INFANTS TO
OLDER ADULTS INCLUDING PREGNANCY
AND LACTATION.
SPECIFIC DIETARY COMPONENTS
INCLUDING COMPLIMENTARY FOODS
AND BEVERAGES AND BEVERAGES FOR
THE ENTIRE POPULATION AND ULTRA
PROCESSED FOOD, FOOD SOURCES OF
ADDED SUGAR AND FOOD SOURCES OF
SATURATED FAT.
IN ADDITION WE ADDED STRATEGIES
FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES
RELATED TO DIET, QUALITY AND
WEIGHT MANAGEMENT.
WE CAN'T WAIT [MH(12]TO HEAR YOUR
ADVICE ON THIS BECAUSE THERE'S
SO MANY DIFFERENT INTERVENTIONS
WE CAN LOOK AT.
WE'LL VALUE YOUR INPUT ON THAT.
FOOD PATTERN MODELLING.
WHAT CHANGES IF ANY SHOULD BE
MADE TO THE DIETARY PATTERNS.
ALSO POPULATION NORMS
PREFERENCES AND NEEDS OF DIVERSE
POPULATIONS [MH(13]AND CULTURE IN THE U.S.
NO SMALL TASK BUT THRILLED TO BE
WORKING WITH YOU ON THIS.
AND DATA ANALYSIS.
FOR EACH STAGE OF LIFE THE
FOLLOWING WILL BE DESCRIBED AND
YOU HEARD ABOUT THE CURRENT
DIETARY PATTERNS IN BEVERAGE
CONSUMPTION AND INTAKE OF FOOD
GROUP AND NUTRIENTS.
IDENTIFYING NUTRIENTS OF PUBLIC
HEALTH CONCERN AND PREVALENCE OF [MH(14]CHRONIC
DISEASE.
GETTING MORE IN THE DETAILS
ABOUT DIETARY PATTERNS ACROSS
THE LIFE STAGES.
WE'RE LOOKING AT THE RELATION OF
DIETARY PATTERNS AND THE
OUTCOMES INCLUDING OVERWEIGHT
AND OBESITY, TYPE II DIABETES.
THESE ARE TE MAJOR OUTCOMES
WE'RE PROPOSING.
IN ADDITION, A NEW QUESTION ON
LOOKING AT THE RELATIONSHIP OF
ULTRA PROCESSED FOODS AND
OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY AND
WEIGHT LOSS AND MAINTENANCE.
DIETARY PATTERNS IN PREGNANCY
AND LACTATION.
WE KNOW THIS IS A CRITICAL TIME
PERIOD IN A PERSONS LIFE.
LOOKING AT THE RELATIONSHIP OF
DIETARY PATTERNS AND RISK OF
GESTATIONAL DIABETES HYPERTENTION DISORDERS AND [MH(15]
GESTATIONAL AGE AT BIRTH AND
BIRTH WEIGHT STANDARDS.
ALSO LOOKING AT DIETARY PATTERNS
CONSUMED BEFORE, DURING
PREGNANCY AND LACTATION IN THE
DEVELOPMENT MILESTONES OF
CHILDREN.
SPECIFIC DIETARY PATTERN
COMPONENTS INCLUDE COMPLIMENTARY
FOODS AND BEVERAGES.
FOR OUR YOUNGEST AMERICANS
LOOKING AT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
TIMING OF INTRODUCTION, TYPES
AND TYPES OF COMPLIMENTARY FOOD
AND BEVERAGES AND OVERWEIGHT AND
OBESITY AND IRON AND ZINC
STATUS.
LOOKING AT BEVERAGE CONSUMPTION
AND OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY AND
RISK OF TYPE II DIABETES.
ADDITIONAL DIETARY COMPONENTS
ADDED SUGAR.
STILL LOOKING AT FOOD SOURCES OF
ADDED SUGAR, OVERWEIGHT AND
OBESITY AND SATURATED FATS
CONSUMED AND THE RISK OF
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE.
WE HAVE A VERY RICH BODY OF
EVIDENCE ON SATURATED FATS AND
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND SOME
OTHER OUTCOMES BUT WE HAVE BEEN
ADVISED BY THE COMMITTEE AND
PUBLIC TO LOOK AT FOOD SOURCES
LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON THE
FOOD MATRIX OF FOODS AND HEALTH
OUTCOMES.
STRATEGIES FOR DIET QUALITY [MH(16]AND
WEIGHT MANAGEMENT.
IN THE PAST WE'VE HAD BEHAVIORAL
QUESTIONS IN THE LAST ROUND WE
DIDN'T HAVE THESE BEHAVIORAL
QUESTIONS WE THOUGHT IT WAS
CRITICAL TO LOOK AT EVIDENCE FOR
STRATEGIES ON INDIVIDUALS AND
FAMILIES.
HOW CAN WE HELP THE PUBLIC
CONSUME A HEALTHIER DIETARY
PATTERN MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE
DIETARY GUIDELINES AND AIM FOR A
HEALTHIER WEIGHT.
IN OUR STRATEGY LIST OF
QUESTIONS WE HAVE A PROPOSED
QUESTION ON THE TIMING OF EATING
OCCASIONS.
FOR EXAMPLE, EATING BREAKFAST,
LIMITING TIMES OF EATING,
FASTING, THE OUTCOMES OF OVER
WEIGHT AND OBESITY AND CONSUMING
A PATTERN MORE IN LINE WITH THE
DIETARY GUIDELINES.
LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR INPUT ON
THESE QUESTIONS.
FINALLY LOOKING AT THE OVER ALL
STRATEGIES DURING ADULTHOOD THAT
INFORM RISK OF OVERWEIGHT AND
OBESITY, WEIGHT LOSS AND
MAINTENANCE.
FOOD PATTERN MODELLING YOU
HEARD [MH(17]ABOUT YESTERDAY BUT TO
REITERATE WE'D LIKE THE
COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER EACH LIFE
STAGE SHOULD THERE BE CHANGES TO
THE EXISTING U.S. STYLE,
MEDITERRANEAN AND HEALTHY
VEGETARIAN.
SHOULD ADDITIONAL DIETARY
PATTERNS BE DEVELOPED OR
PROPOSED BASED ON FIND FROM YOUR
SYSTEMIC REVIEWS, DATA ANALYSIS
AND FOOD PATTERN ANALYSES.
WE'RE INTERESTED AT LOOK AT
POPULATION NORMS.
HERE'S SOME EXAMPLES.
OUR TEAMS HAVE EXAMPLES TO SHARE
WITH YOU.
FOR EXAMPLE, STARCHY VEGETABLES.
SOME CAN INTERCHANGE WITH
GRAINS.
OUR FOOD PATTERN MODELLING TEAM
DID SOME [MH(18]SCOPING REVIEWS.
WE LOOKED AT INTERNATIONAL
PRACTICES TO SEE WHAT OTHER
COUNTRIES ARE DOING WITH GRAINS
AND HOW THEY CATEGORIZE
POTATOES.
IT WAS INTERESTING AND POTATOES
ARE CONSIDERED A VEGETABLE.
I THINK THAT'S VERY EXCITING.
EMPHASIS ON ONE STAPLE GRAIN
VERSUS ANOTHER.
WE KNOW OUR FAMILIES HAVE OUR
PREFERENCES AND DIFFERENT
CULTURES HAVE PREFERENCES.
WHAT'S THAT LOOK LIKE IN
MODELLING A DIETARY PATTERN?
WE'D LIKE OUR PATTERNS TO BE
MORE INFORMATIVE AND REALISTIC.
WE HAVE A BROAD FRAMEWORK AND ASK PUBLIC HEALTH TO[MH(19]
IMPLEMENT WITH FAMILIES AND IF
WE CAN MOVE THE NEEDLE MORE AND
PROVIDE MORE BROADER OF A
FRAMEWORK THAT WOULD BE VERY
EXCITING.
FINALLY LACTOSE INTOLERANCE.
WE HAVE PROPOSED ANALYSES
LOOKING AT DIFFERENT LEVELS OF
LACTOSE AND DIETARY PATTERNS AND
DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS AN CULTURAL
FO
FOODWAYS AND DATA ANALYSIS AND
LOOKING AT CURRENT PATTERNS OF
FOOD BEVERAGE CONSUMPTION AND
INTAKES OF FOOD GROUPS AND
NUTRIENTS, IDENTIFYING NUTRIENTS
OF PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN AND THE
PREVALENCE OF NUTRITION RELATED
CHRONIC HEALTH[MH(20] CONDITIONS.
-- CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS.
WE HAVE A WEALTH OF
EVIDENCE-BASED FEDERAL GUIDANCE.
THESE ARE A SHORT LIST OF MANY
TOPICS WE HAVE GUIDANCE ON WE
DON'T NEED A NEW REVIEW ON.
I WANTED TO SHARE I MENTION THE
HEALTHY FOOD ENVIRONMENT WORK,
ORAL HEALTH IS WELL COVERED
ACROSS THE GOVERNMENT WE CAN
BRING INTO THE DIETARY
GUIDELINES, FOOD SAFETY, WE HAVE
A GROUP WORKING ON HUMAN MILK
AND THAT'S AN ONGOING PROJECT
WE'RE HAPPY ABOUT.
SEAFOOD AND EATING DISORDERS AND
IN OUR OFFICE WE LEAD THE
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY GUIDELINES FOR
AMERICANS.
WE'RE FUNDING SCIENTIFIC
QUESTIONS.
WE'RE ASKING THE COMMITTEE WORK
WITH US TO REFINE THE EXISTING
PROPOSED[MH(21] QUESTIONS AND PRIORITIZE
QUESTIONS THROUGHOUT YOUR WORK
AND ASKING YOU USE THE CRITERIA
THAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US I
DESCRIBED AND THE RELEVANCE
IMPACT OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND
AVOIDING DUPLICATION AND
RESEARCH AVAILABILITY.
SO UPDATES TO THE SCIENTIFIC
QUESTIONS WILL BE DISCUSSED
DURING FUTURE COMMITTEE
MEETINGS.
SO WITH THAT I THANK YOU AND I'M
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
NOW OR WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT
LATER TODAY.
IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER DENNIS ANDERSON-VILLALUZ. HE IS A NUTRITION ADVISOR IN
THE OFFICE OF DISEASE PREVENTION
AND HEALTH PROMOTION AND
ALSO A LIEUTENANT COMMANDER OF THE
U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE.
HE IS GOING TO DESCRIBE DIETARYGUIDELINES.gov
AND OPPORTUNITIES
FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. DENNIS
>>THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
EXCITED TO BE HERE.
IT SHOULD BE RELATIVELY QUICK
PRESENTATION BUT WILL GIVE YOU
THE GROUND WORK HOW YOU MAY BE
ABLE TO LEVERAGE DIETARY
GUIDELINES.gov.
DIETARYGUIDELIENS.GOV IS ACTUALLY MANAGED BY A TEAM FROM
FOLKS FROM HHS, OFFICE OF
DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH
PROMOTION AS WELL AS USDA CENTER
FOR NUTRITION POLICY AND PROMOTION
IT WAS ACTUALLY LAUNCHED IN FEBRUARY 2019.
IT'S HAD OVER 3 MILLION VIEWS
FROM FOLKS ALL ACROSS THE UNITED
STATES AND ABOUT 20% OF OUR
VIEWERS FROM OUTSIDE THE UNITED
STATES.
TWO KIND OF REAL OBJECTIVES OF
THE WEBSITE I WANTED TO MAKE
CLEAR, ONE IS IMPLEMENTATION.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROMOTE TO
THE PUBLIC THE CURRENT EDITION
OF THE DIETARY GUIDELINES SO
THAT THEY HAVE THE TOOLS THAT THEY
NEED TO IMPROVE POLICIES,
PROGRAMS AND NUTRITION EDUCATION
EFFORTS.
THE SECOND OBJECTIVE IS RELATED
TO YOUR WORK, THE COMMITTEE'S
WORK, AND THAT IS REALLY TO SHOW THE WEBSITE WILL BE
DESIGN TO BE DYNAMIC AND REALLY THE
CENTRAL HUB FOR ALL THE
INFORMATION RELATED TO THE
DEVELOPMENT PROCESS OF THIS NEXT
EDITION.
AS YOUR WORK PROGRESSES,
OUR TEAM WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE
UPDATES TO THE WEBSITE TO ENSURE
THE PUBLIC CAN FOLLOW ALONG.
I THINK ADMIRAL LEVINE SAID IT
GREAT, TRYING TO BE AS
TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE TO THE
PUBLIC.
SO LET ME ORIENT YOU TO THE WEBSITE. THIS IS THE HOME PAGE. I AM SURE SOME OF YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN TO IT.
AS YOU CAN SEE THE FIRST
SPLASH PAGE IS DESIGN TO HELP
GET PEOPLE TO THE INFORMATION AS
QUICK AS POSSIBLE. AS YOU CAN SEE,
FRONT AND CENTER, WE HAVE THE
CURRENT EDITIONS OF THE DIETARY
GUIDELINES. WE ALSO HAVE A QUICK LINK
SO THE PUBLIC CAN LEARN ABOUT
YOU ALL AND YOUR EXPERTISE THAT YOU BRING TO THE COMMITTEE, AND
WE HAVE INFORMATION THAT LINK
PEOPLE TO THE CURRENT STEP IN
THE PROCESS. SO RIGHT NOW I HAVE AN ARROW TO THE WORK UNDER WAY, SO ALL OF THE STUFF
THAT WILL BE RELATED TO THE NEXT EDITION TO
THE DIETARY GUIDELINE CAN BE
FOUND THERE.
IF YOU CLICK THERE WHAT APPEARS
IS A NICE MEGA MENU DIVIDED INTO
THREE COLUMNS.
ON THE LEFT WE HAVE THE LEARN
ABOUT THE PROCESS PAGE.
RIGHT NOW, I HAVE IT GEARED UP TO STEP 3
THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE REVIEWES SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE BUT
FOLKS CAN GLADLY SEE WHAT WE HAVE DONE
PREVIOUSLY AND WHERE WE'RE
EXPECTING TO GO MOVING FORWARD.
IN THE MIDDLE WE HAVE THE 2025
ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE, PEOPLE CAN LEARN ABOUT
YOU.
WE HAVE YOUR PHOTOS, BRIEF
DESCRIPTION, A NICE SHORT BIO.
WE ALSO HAVE COMMITTEE RESOURCES
WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN FIND PRESS
RELEASES AND YOUR CHARTER FOR
THE COMMITTEE AND --
>>RECORDING IN PROGRESS.
>>GOOD TO KNOW.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I DO WANT
TO POINT OUT IS AS YOU MOVE
FORWARD ALL THE STUFF YOU GUYS
WORK ON WILL START TO APPEAR IN
THAT COLUMN.
AS YOU START TO REALLY LOOK AT
THE SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS AS YOU
START TO REALLY EVALUATE THE
DIFFERENT METHODS YOU'LL BE
REVIEWING, THE SCIENTIFIC
EVIDENCE IT WILL START TO APPEAR
THERE.
MORE TO COME.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST THE GET
INVOLVED SECTION.
THIS IS ARE THE PUBLIC CAN LEARN
HOW DO THEY SUBMIT COMMENTS.
WE PREFER ELECTRONIC OR CAN MAIL
IT IN.
THEY GO TO SUBMIT A COMMENT.
IT WILL BE THERE OR FIND OUT
INFORMATION ON WHEN TO ATTEND WHEN TO ATTEND MEETINGS.
SO BEFORE I TALK A LITTLE MORE ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ,WHICH JANET HIGHLIGHTED A LITTLE BIT AGO, I JUST WANT TO KINDA GO ACROSS THE MAIN NAVIGATION. JUST LIKE MOST WEB PAGES, WE HAVE THE ABOUT PAGE.
THIS IS GREAT GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE DIETARY GUIDELINES. WHO'S INVOVLVED IN THE PROCESS, A NICE HISTORY OF THE PROCESS, BUT ALSO GREAT RESOURCES TO THE PREVIOUS EDITIONS OF THE DIETARY GUIDELINES AND
PREVIOUS EDITIONS OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE
REPORTS GOING ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE FIRST ONE.
AS WE MOVE ACROSS. LIKE I SAID AT THE BEGINNING, REALLY PROMOTING
THE CURRENT EDITION OF THE DIETARY GUIDELIENS TO HELP HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. SO WE HAVE GREAT
FIGURES AND INFO GRAPHICS, FROM THE CURRENT EDITION, THAT
CAN BE INCORPORATED INTO
PRESENTATIONS OR HANDOUTS.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE PROFESSIONAL
RESOURCES THAT INCLUDE POWER
POINT REFERENCES FOR EACH LIFE
STAGE ALONG WITH SOME GREAT HANDOUTS IN
ENGLISH AND SPANISH
THAT PROFESSIONALS CAN USE.
FOOD LISTS OF NUTRIENTS OF PUBLIC HEATH
CONCERN.
THAT INCLUDES CALCIUM, POTASSIUM,
DIETARY FIBER, VITAMIN D
AND IRON.
SO THAT IS A REALLY GOOD RESOURCE. WE GET A LOT OF REQUESTS FROM THE PUBLIC ABOUT THAT.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE CONSUMER RESOURCES
WHICH IS A HOST OF PRINTABLE
MATERIALS THAT FOLKS CAN DOWNLOAD
ALONG WITH REFERENCES TO HOW TO GO TO
MY PLATE AND GET OTHER GREAT
MATERIALS AS WELL.
AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE ON, JANET TOUCHED ON THIS,
WE HAVE THE RELATED PROJECTS PAGE.
YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A BUNCH OF
DIFFERENT PROJECTS AT THE TOP.
WE HAVE THE WHITE HOUSE
CONFERENCE ON HUNGER.
FOLKS CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKES AND
HOW THAT FEEDS INTO THE WORK
YOU'RE DOING.
AND I WOULD SAY LAST BUT
PROBABLY MOST IMPORTANT PROVIDES
YOU WITH ANSWERS TO MAYBE PRESSING
QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THE
DIETARY GUIDELINES.
WE HAVE IT BUCKETED INTO THREE
GROUPS.
GENERAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
DIETARY GUIDELINES, WORK
UNDERWAY SO THAT'S ANYTHING
RELATED TO THE NEXT EDITION
WHICH INCLUDES QUESTIONS ABOUT
THE COMMITTEE, PEOPLE MAY HAVE
AND THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS AND
THE SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS AND
THEN AS YOU GUYS CONTINUE TO DO
YOUR WORK, WE'LL CONTINUE TO
EVOLVE AND ADD MORE INFORMATION.
IT'S A GREAT RESOURCE TO YOU,
THE PUBLIC AND THE MEDIA.
THAT WAS A QUICK ON THE OVERVIEW.
I KNOW WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC
ENGAGEMENT AND THROUGHOUT AND
I'LL FOOT STOMP SO TO MAKE SURE
YOU GUYS ARE AWARE AS WELL AS
THE FOLKS WATCHING.
SO BEFORE YOU GUYS WERE
ESTABLISHED, JANET HIGHLIGHTED
WE HAD THE SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS
AND HAD OVER 1400 COMMENTS WHICH
SO HAPPY TO HAVE PEOPLE
PARTICIPATING IN THE PUBLIC
COMMENT.
AND WE HAD THE CALL FOR
NOMINATION.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT THIS
PART.
ALL OF YOU ARE HERE BECAUSE THE
PUBLIC NOMINATED YOU IN JUNE 15
JULY 15 OF THIS YEAR.
FOLKS CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
SPECIFIC STEPS IF THEY GO TO THE
WORK UNDERWAY LEARN ABOUT THE
PROCESS.
I HAVE LINK AT THE BOTTOM TO
HELP FOLKS FIND THAT.
AS WE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT, YOU GUYS WILL HAVE APPROXIMATELY SIX MEETINGS. MEETING THREE WILL HAVE
OPPORTUNITY FOR ORAL COMMENTS
FROM THE PUBLIC.
WE'LL MAKE SURE AS WE GET CLOSER
TO EACH OF THE MEETINGS, THE
WEBSITE WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE
SO FOLKS CAN FIGURE OUT HOW THEY
CAN PARTICIPATE IN THAT
OPPORTUNITY AND HOW TO REGISTER
FOR FUTURE MEETINGS.
ALSO ALL MEETINGS ARE RECORDED.
IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO THIS
WONDERFUL PRESENTATION AGAIN YOU CAN DO THAT
MOST LIKELY YOU WILL LISTEN TO MY COLLEAGUE WHO PROVIDED AWESOME
INFORMATION YESTERDAY.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST IS THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, THE FEDERAL REGISTRY NOTICED OPENED THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE REALLY ENCOURAGING FOLKS TO USE THAT AS A METHOD
WHERE THEY CAN SUBMIT
ELECTRONIC OR MAIL.
PREFERABLY ELECTRONIC.
FEDERAL STAFF, WHAT WE'LL BE
DOING IS SUPPORTING YOU BY
GROUPING THE PUBLIC COMMENTS BY
TOPIC AREA AND SUMMARIZING THE
COMMENTS.
ORIGINAL COMMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE
TO YOU AND THE PUBLIC ON REGULATIONS.gov.
FULL TRANSPARENCY THERE.
AND THEN JUST AN IMPORTANT NOTE TO THE
PUBLIC THE COMMENTS ARE FOR YOU
ALL AND WE ENCOURAGE THE
IMPORTANT WORK YOU GUYS ARE DOING.
TO SUMMARIZE THERE'S WAYS FOR
PUBLIC TO GET INVOLVED
ATTEND THE MEETINGS BY WATCHING THEM
VIRTUALLY, PROVIDE YOUR PUBLIC
COMMENTS.
THEY CAN VISIT
DIETARYGUIDELINES.gov
IT WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AND
CHANGE BUT I ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO
CONTINUE TO GO BACK TO THE
WEBSITE AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST
ADMIRAL LEVINE HIGHLIGHTED THIS WHICH IS TO SIGN
UP FOR EMAIL UPDATES, SO YOU ARE FIRST TO KNOW WHEN SOME OF THESE UPDATES HAPPEN.
AND THANK YOU AND DO YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS.
>>PERFECT. I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO JANET FOR CLOSING REMARKS.
>>THANK YOU SO MUCH. I REALLY WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THE PARTICIPATION IN THE FIRST MEETING OF THE 2025
DIETARY GUIDELINES ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THE ENGAGEMENT OF THIS COMMITTEE WAS WONDERFUL
AND I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO BE A WONDERFUL COLLABORATION.
AS STATED EARLIER, EACH OF YOU BRING VERY VALUABLE
EXPERTISE AND WISDOM THAT WILL
INTEGRAL TO THIS IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC ENDEAVOR AND
REPORT DEVELOPMENT.
WE ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO STAY ENGAGED. PLEASE UTILIZE THE OPPORTUNITIES YOU
JUST HEARD ABOUT FROM DENNIS.
A BIG THANKS TO OUR STAFF WHO
WILL BE WORKING TO SUPPORT THE
COMMITTEE AND ALL OF YOUR WORK
OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS TO
PREPARE.
I KNOW WE ALL WANT TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN NUTRITION AND
PUBLIC HEALTH LANDSCAPE AND HAVE
NO DOUBT THAT THE WORK OF THIS COMMITTEE WILL DO
THAT.
SO WITH THAT I'LL ADJOURN
MEETING ONE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.