About this resource:

HHS Non-systematic Review

Source: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Last Reviewed: 2015

Workgroups: Maternal, Infant, and Child Health Workgroup, Nutrition and Weight Status Workgroup

The 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans is designed for policymakers and health professionals. The goal of the Guidelines is to help all people in the United States eat a healthier diet. It outlines how people can improve their eating patterns and includes: 

  • 5 overarching guidelines for healthy eating 
  • Recommendations for specific nutritional targets and dietary limits
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Objectives related to this resource (5)

Increase the proportion of women who had a healthy weight before pregnancy — MICH‑13
Getting worse
Increase fruit consumption by people aged 2 years and over — NWS‑06
Baseline only
Increase vegetable consumption by people aged 2 years and older — NWS‑07
Baseline only
Increase consumption of dark green vegetables, red and orange vegetables, and beans and peas by people aged 2 years and over — NWS‑08
Baseline only
Increase whole grain consumption by people aged 2 years and over — NWS‑09
Baseline only

Suggested Citation

1.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture. (2015). 2015 – 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (8th Edition). Retrieved from https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/