Description of Collaborative Activity: |
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) are issued jointly every five
years by HHS and USDA but traditionally have focused on Americans ages 2 and above. Specific
recommendations for infants and toddlers have not been addressed since the 1985 edition, although
some general guidance was included in the 1990 DGA. The National Institute for Child Health and
Human Development, the USDA, and ODPHP have developed a project intended to help identify questions
and begin scoping the scientific literature related to dietary (not nutrient) recommendations for
ages 0-2 to build an analytic framework for a systematic evidence based review. Two meetings were held,
one early in the process consisting of members of 4 workgroups to understand the project
and clarify issues (request already submitted). The following workshop, culminated in publication of the workshop
proceedings in a peer reviewed journal. |
