Evaluating the Process to Develop the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025 : A Midcourse Report

This midcourse report provides an initial assessment of how the process used to develop the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025 (DGA) compares to the recommendations in the 2017 National Academies report on redesigning the process for establishing the DGA. It also assesses the criteria and processes for including the scientific studies used to develop the guidelines. The scope of this study was to address the process and not the content of the guidelines. Table of ContentsFront MatterSummary1 Introduction2 Methodological Approach to the Task3 Analysis of the Scientific Methodologies, Review Protocols, and Evaluation Processes of the Dietary Guidelines4 Analysis of the Scientific Studies Used to Develop the Dietary Guidelines for Americans5 Concluding RemarksAppendix A: Committee Member BiographiesAppendix B: Open Session Agendas and CommentsAppendix C: Systematic Review Matrix SummaryAppendix D: Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee/Dietary Guidelines for Americans Recommendation Comparison TableAppendix E: Summary of Selected Systematic Review PracticesAppendix F: Selected Systematic Review Methodologies 2015 Versus 2020Appendix G: Systematic Review Questions Addressing Diet-Related Metabolic DiseasesAppendix H: Updated Systematic Reviews