The Systematic Review Methodology Used to Support the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

To update the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), the USDA and HHS appointed a 13-member Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) to provide independent, science-based advice and recommendations that would inform the development of the 2010 DGA. The Committee was charged to focus their...

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Published in:Journal of the American Dietetic Association 2011-04, Vol.111 (4), p.520-523
Main Authors: Spahn, Joanne M., MS, RD, FADA, Lyon, Joan M.G., MS, RD, LD, Altman, Jean M., MS, Blum-Kemelor, Donna M., MS, RD, LD, Essery, Eve V., PhD, Fungwe, Thomas V., PhD, MacNeil, Patricia C., MS, LN, McGrane, Mary M., PhD, Obbagy, Julie E., PhD, RD, Wong, Yat Ping, MLS, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advisory Committees
Chronic Disease
Chronic Disease - prevention & control
chronic diseases
Committees
Department of Health and Human Services
Dietary Guidelines
Dietetics
Dietetics - organization & administration
Dietetics - standards
disease prevention
eating habits
education
Energy Intake
Evidence-Based Medicine
Evidence-Based Medicine - methods
food and nutrition programs
food groups
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Government agencies
governmental programs and projects
Guidelines as Topic
Health Promotion
health services
Humans
Internal Medicine
methods
nutrients
Nutrition education
Nutrition Policy
Nutritional Requirements
Nutritional Sciences
Nutritional Sciences - education
organization & administration
people
prevention & control
risk
Systematic review
Systematic Reviews as Topic
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
United States Dept. of Health and Human Services
USDA
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Summary:To update the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), the USDA and HHS appointed a 13-member Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) to provide independent, science-based advice and recommendations that would inform the development of the 2010 DGA. The Committee was charged to focus their review on scientific evidence published since the 2005 DGAC report and place primary emphasis on the development of food-based recommendations. Here, Spahn et al describe the systematic review methodology used by the 2010 DGAC to support the development of its evidence-based conclusions and recommendations. Strengths and opportunities for enhancing the process are also presented. The USDA Nutrition Evidence Library (NEL) was created to conduct systematic reviews to inform federal nutrition policy and programs.
ISSN:0002-8223
2212-2672
1878-3570
2212-2680
DOI:10.1016/j.jada.2011.01.005