See our scorecard on how USDA has responded (or not) to the recommendations by the National Academies of Sciences
How have USDA-HHS responded to the NASEM recommendations, parts 1 & 2?
Our blog post on part 1:
USDA-HHS Rejects Most of Recommendations in NASEM Report, Part 1
The agencies responsible for the U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) quietly dismissed improvements suggested by Part 1 of NASEM report, focused on increasing transparency of the DGA Advisory Committee and managing committee member biases.
This committee, comprised of 13-15 people, is appointed every five years to review the science to update the Dietary Guidelines.
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USDA-HHS Response to the National Academies' Report, PART 1
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USDA-HHS Response to the National Academies' Report, PART 2
The 2019 USDA letter to Congress on the agency’s response to the NASEM recommendations can be found here.
Page update 4/30/2021
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