2005 Dietary Guidelines

“Dietary guidelines are the cornerstone of federal nutrition policy and education. They are based on what experts have determined to be the best scientific knowledge about diet, physical activity and other issues related to what we should eat and how much physical activity we need. Dietary guidelines are developed in the 2005 Dietary Guidelines were prepared in a three-stage process.” In the first, review of current scientific evidence, The Dietary Guideline Advisory Committee created a report on the best evitable science. This committee was used to make sure the government sought out all outside advice to be made aware of new decisions. The first stage made up of “original systematic review, Review of existing systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and reports by Federal agencies or leading scientific organizations, data analyses, and food pattern modeling analyses.” In the second stage, Development of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans “Human and Health Services and USDA develop the policy document Dietary Guidelines, applying several process steps to promote scientific rigor. The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines are built around five Guidelines with accompanying Key Recommendations that provide detail on the elements of healthy eating patterns. These Key Recommendations represent the preponderance of the most current scientific evidence.” The guidelines are following a healthy eating pattern throughout lifetime, focus on variety nutrients density and amount, limited calories from added sugars and saturated fats and nutrients, shift to healthier food and beverage choices, support healthy eating patterns for all. In the third stage, experts worked to translate the Dietary Guidelines into meaningful messages for the public and educators. The Government puts out the recommendations for dietary guidelines. “The federal government specifically the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture (USDA) develops each edition of the Dietary Guidelines. Revisions to the 2010 Dietary Guidelines were informed by the Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee and consideration of Federal agency input and public comments.” United States Law mandates that Dietary Guidelines to be updated every 5 years. When these Guidelines are revised, new scientific data are considered, which allows valid recommendations to be made. Although nutrition science continues to emerge and evolve, the Dietary Guidelines are based on the preponderance of consensus science available at the time of revision. The Dietary Guideline Committee Advisory is most responsible for a thorough review of the previous Dietary Guideline Advisory as …show more content…
Based on their review, Dietary Guideline Committee Advisory creates and submits an advisory report of its recommendation. For 2010’s dietary guidelines there were 2 major themes. “The first theme is balancing calories to keep a healthy body weight focusing on increased consumption of nutrient-dense foods and beverages, such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and fat-free or low-fat milk products. The new guidelines also recommend that Americans try to decrease consumption of foods and beverages high in saturated fats, trans fats, sodium, and added sugars.”
The second major theme is creating equilibrium between consumption of calories and exercise. “Unfortunately, most Americans still fall short of the minimum daily recommended amount of exercises to the Federal Government. The US Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans recommend that children and adolescents age 6 and older average at least 60 minutes of aerobic activity each day, and that adults average 150 minutes a week to successfully attain and maintain a healthy body