Perspective: Impact of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Report on the Process for the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

Barbara O Schneeman; Jamy D Ard; Carol J Boushey; Regan L Bailey; Rachel Novotny; Linda G Snetselaar; Janet M de Jesus; Eve E Stoody

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Perspective: Impact of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Report on the Process for the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

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Perspective: Impact of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Report on the Process for the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

Barbara O Schneeman, Jamy D Ard, Carol J Boushey, Regan L Bailey, Rachel Novotny, Linda G Snetselaar, Janet M de Jesus and Eve E Stoody

Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.), Vol.12(4), pp.1051-1057

07/30/2021

DOI: 10.1093/advances/nmab023

PMCID: PMC8382515

PMID: 33734285

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ABSTRACT The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) recommended steps to redesign the process of developing the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) are based on 5 guiding principles (enhance transparency; promote diversity of expertise and experience; support a deliberative process; manage biases and conflicts of interest; and adopt state-of-the-art processes and methods). Using these principles and recommendations, the USDA and HHS updated the process for developing the 2020–2025 Dietary Guidelines, including the process for appointing members and managing the work of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. Modifications included having public comment on the topics and questions to be addressed by the Federal Advisory Committee, reviewing professional and financial activities on potential appointees to the committee prior to their appointment, redesigning the website to provide status updates on the work of the committee as analytical frameworks and draft conclusions were developed, strengthening the approaches for conducting systematic reviews, and adding a public meeting for discussion of the final report before its submission to the Secretaries of the USDA and HHS. Because the DGA is reviewed and updated every 5 y, it is possible to learn from each cycle what works well and where improvements in the process can be implemented. The current article illustrates, from the perspective of the advisory committee, the impact of the NASEM report on the development of the scientific report by examining changes in the process consistent with the 5 principles.

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Title: Subtitle: Perspective: Impact of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Report on the Process for the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
Creators: Barbara O Schneeman - Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA (Emeritus), USA
Jamy D Ard - Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA
Carol J Boushey - University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center, Honolulu, HI, USA
Regan L Bailey - Department Human Nutrition Food and Animal Science, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
Rachel Novotny - Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Linda G Snetselaar - Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Janet M de Jesus - Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, US Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD, USA
Eve E Stoody - Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, Food and Nutrition Services, US Department of Agriculture, Alexandria, VA, USA
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.), Vol.12(4), pp.1051-1057
DOI: 10.1093/advances/nmab023
PMID: 33734285
PMCID: PMC8382515
NLM abbreviation: Adv Nutr
ISSN: 2161-8313
eISSN: 2156-5376
Language: English
Date published: 07/30/2021
Academic Unit: Epidemiology; Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984215144202771

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