Food and Nutrition

The deadline to submit a nomination for the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is this Friday, July 15 at 11:59 p.m. E.T. The role of the Committee is to review the current body of nutrition science and develop a scientific report to help inform the next edition of Dietary Guidelines for Americans. To inform the expertise needed on the Committee, HHS and USDA provided an overview of the scientific topics and health outcomes that the Committee will be asked to address. Scientists with expertise in nutrition and health who meet the selection criteria are highly encouraged to nominate themselves to serve on the Committee.  

Today the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA) announced the public call for nominations to the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (Committee). The role of the Committee is to review the current body of nutrition science and develop a scientific report that is provided to HHS and USDA to help inform the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030. The public is invited to submit nominations for themselves or other qualified scientific experts by July 15, 2022 at 11:59 PM E.T.

The public comment period on proposed scientific questions for the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030 will close on Monday, May 16, 2022.

The development process for the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030 is kicking off and we want you to get involved! Today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the proposed scientific questions that will inform the next edition of the Dietary Guidelines. Starting April 15, HHS and USDA will be requesting public comments on the proposed questions. This is the first of several opportunities for public input on the Dietary Guidelines development process.