Happy, Healthy New Year from health.gov!

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As the new year begins, many people are focused on healthier choices — and they may turn to health professionals like you for guidance. This year, let health.gov help you guide the way toward better health.

Healthy Eating

Looking for nutrition information to guide your patients’ food choices in 2020? The Dietary Guidelines for Americans Toolkit for Professionals has all kinds of materials designed to help you share information from the current Dietary Guidelines with your patients, clients, and peers.…
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Now Open: Registration to Attend the Fourth Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Meeting and to Provide Oral Comments

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The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee will hold its fourth meeting on January 23 and 24 at the USDA Children’s Nutrition Research Center in Houston, Texas. Members of the public are able to attend the meeting in-person or view by webcast after registering online.

The first day of the meeting will include presentations by each subcommittee and deliberation by the full Committee.…

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Register for the Third Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Meeting and View New & Updated Protocols

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Now Open: Registration for the Third Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Meeting

The 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee will hold its third meeting October 24 and 25 in Washington, D.C. The meeting will be available to attend in-person or view by webcast. Register for the third meeting now.

Please note: Registration for in-person attendance closes on Friday, October 18, at 5:00PM EDT.…

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Participate in the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Process

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USDA and HHS are seeking written comments from the public on the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s work. The Advisory Committee met on July 10 and 11 for their second of five public meetings. During this meeting, committee members presented and discussed the protocols – or plans – for how they will use one of three rigorous, scientific approaches to review the evidence for 40 of the scientific questions on nutrition and health.…

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