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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, August 18, 2024
Some in the nutrition research space argue a lack of federal focus and funding on nutrition could hinder the Dietary Guideline Advisory Committee's ability to address key issues impacting American’s health like ultra-processed foods.
Twenty people have been named to the advisory committee that will help shape the 2025-2030 edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, including health equity experts.
The Biden administration wants to focus on the biggest threats to the nation’s food security, citing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, increased ransomware attacks, climate change and the avian flu outbreak.
Lawmakers can now turn their eyes toward next Wednesday when Joe Biden will be inaugurated as president after Donald Trump was impeached by the House for a second time. The Senate won’t take up the impeachment before Trump leaves office.
Advocates of plant-based diets, including several people who claimed they had improved their health significantly by adopting them, showed up in force Thursday to make the case that the federal government should radically modify its nutritional advice.
A plan announced today by the Trump administration would shift Department of Agriculture programs to different government agencies, dramatically shrinking the size and scope of the department.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2017 - The process used to develop the Dietary Guidelines for Americans every five years needs an overhaul to increase efficiency and transparency, and enhance credibility, says a new report from the National Academy of Sciences.