Abstract: Proposed revisions to the 1980 USDA-HHS joint publication, "Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for American", are given.

It is also intended to help you to improve and maintain overall health for disease prevention. **NOTE: This printed edition contains a minor typographical error within the Appendix.

A first short report meant to inform the 2020 review cycle explored how the advisory committee selection process can be improved to provide more transparency, eliminate bias, and include committee members with a range of viewpoints.

Federal guidance on nutrition and diet is intended to reflect the state of the science and deliver the most reliable recommendations possible according to the best available evidence.

"This document is based on the recommendations put forward by the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee"--Message from the Secretaries.

The 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) was established jointly by the Secretaries of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Dietary Risk Assessment in the WIC Program reviews methods used to determine dietary risk based on failure to meet Dietary Guidelines for applicants to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).

Front-of-Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols focuses on Phase II of the study.