Dietary Guidelines 2010

The 2010 Dietary Guidelines remained the current guidance until the 2015-20 Dietary Guidelines were released on Jan. 7, 2016. Check out the Previous Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 (1/31/11)

• Full Document
• Executive Summary
• Press Release
• Selected Messages for Consumers
• Backgrounder
• Questions and Answers
• Consumer Brochure
• Communications Message Calendar
• Slide Presentation

Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

• DGAC Report DGAC Report to the Secretaries of USDA and HHS, USDA Food Pattern Modeling Analysis Reports for Appendix E-3 (E-3.1 Adequacy of the USDA Food Patterns, E-3.2 Realigning Vegetable Subgroups, E-3.3 Vegetarian Food Patterns, E-3.4 Starchy Vegetables, E-3.5 “Typical Choices” Food Patterns, E-3.6 Milk Group and Alternatives, E-3.7 Replacing All Non-Whole Grains with Whole Grains, E-3.8 Cholesterol, E-3.9 Reducing Cholesterol-Raising Fatty Acids, E-3.10 Seafood, E-3.11 Sodium, E-3.12 Potassium), Supplemental Information Related to the Report (Children’s Dietary Intake, Implications of Food Allergens and a Safe Food Supply, Conventional and Organically Produced Foods, Errata Sheet), Committee Timetable, Briefing for Capitol Hill and Press on DGAC Report Release
• Public Testimony on the DGAC Report Agenda, Roster, Minutes, Transcript
• Committee Membership Nominations (Federal Register Notice), Committee Members Announcement (Press Release)
• Checklist for Authors and Reviewers
• Guide for Authors and Reviewers
• Timeline of Review Process

Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Meetings

MEETING 1 -- Oct. 30-31, 2008

• Agenda, Federal Register Notice, Meeting Details, Meeting Minutes, Day 1 Transcript, Day 2 Transcript
• Expert Presentations Britten, Buchanan, Johnson, Post, Royall, Wansink
• Public Comment Reports Carbohydrates, Food Groups, Eating Patterns, Food Safety, Energy Balance & Physical Activity, Minerals, Evidence-Based Review Process, Nutrient Density, Fats, Protein, Fluid & Electrolytes, Vitamins
• Public Comments Attachments Eating Patterns 1, Eating Patterns 2, Eating Patterns 3, Eating Patterns 4, Evidence-Based Research, Fats, Food Groups, Vitamins 1, Vitamins 2, Vitamins 3

MEETING 2 -- Jan. 29-30, 2009

• Agenda, Federal Register Notice, Meeting Details, Meeting Minutes, Day 1 Transcript, Day 2 Transcript
• Expert Presentations Britten, Krebs-Smith, Moshfegh
• Public Comment Reports Alcoholic Beverages, Food Groups, Carbohydrates, Food Safety, Eating Patterns, Minerals, Energy Balance & Physical Activity, Nutrient Density, Evidence-Based Review Process, Fats, Protein, Fluid & Electrolytes, Vitamins, Other

MEETING 3 -- April 29-30, 2009

• Agenda, Federal Register Notice, Press Release, Webinar Fact Sheet, Meeting Minutes, Archived Recording Agenda and Links, Transcript Day 1, Transcript Day 2
• Expert Presentations Carlson & Lino, Crawford, Drewnowski, Hamm, Sacks, Wansink
• Additional Resources Grading Evidence, Sources of Energy and Selected Nutrients
• Public Comment Reports ( Alcoholic Beverages, Food Safety, Carbohydrates, Protein, Minerals, Eating Patterns, Energy Balance & Physical Activity, Evidence-Based Review Process, Fatty Acids, Vitamins, Food Groups, Sodium, Potassium, & Water, Other

MEETING 4 -- Nov. 4-5, 2009

• Agenda, Federal Register Notice, Webinar Fact Sheet, Meeting Minutes, Archived Recording Agenda and Links, Transcript Day 1, Transcript Day 2
• Additional Resources Data on Alcoholic Beverage Consumption, Grading Evidence
• Public Comment Reports ( Alcoholic Beverages, Food Safety, Carbohydrates, Protein, Minerals, Eating Patterns, Nutrient Density, Energy Balance & Physical Activity, Evidence-Based Review Process, Sodium, Potassium, & Water, Fats, Vitamins, Food Groups, Other

MEETING 5 -- April 13-14, 2010

• Agenda, Federal Register Notice, Webinar Fact Sheet, Meeting Minutes, Archived Recording Agenda and Links, Transcript Day 1, Transcript Day 2
• Additional Resources Alcoholic Beverages Consumption, Energy/Sodium/Potassium Correlations, Fruit and Vegetable Washing, Sodium Intakes, Food Handling, Children and Macronutrients, Grading Evidence, Coffee and Tea
• Public Comment Reports Alcoholic Beverages, Food Safety, Carbohydrates, Protein, Minerals, Eating Patterns, Nutrient Density, Energy Balance & Physical Activity, Evidence-Based Review Process, Sodium, Potassium, & Water, Fats, Vitamins, Food Groups, Other

MEETING 6 -- May 12, 2010

• Agenda, Federal Register Notice, Archived Recordings, Meeting Minutes, Transcript, Webinar Fact Sheet
• Additional Resources Conclusion Statement, Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, Vitamin D, Grading Evidence, Nuts 1, Nuts 2, Nut Consumption, Total Fat Quartiles, Nutrients by Total Fat Quartiles, Nutrients by Saturated Fat Quartiles
• Public Comment Reports Carbohydrates, Nutrient Density, Fats, Vitamins, Sodium, Potassium, & Water, Food Groups

Related Materials

• Nutrition Evidence Systematic Review, formerly the Nutrition Evidence Library (NEL)
• Printed copies of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010 Policy Document are available through the Government Publishing Office.