Exhibit 552

Redesigning the Process for Establishing the Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Exhibit 552 · Consensus study report

Redesigning the Process for Establishing the Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Transparency of the overall process to update the DGA needs improvement.

Second NASEM report. Recommends dividing the DGAC's functions among three groups, a public explanation when the policy document omits or accepts only parts of the scientific report, and separation of USDA Nutrition Evidence Library staff from the committee. Records that presenters raised 'the potential conflict of interest USDA might have in managing and supporting the DGA given its role in supporting U.S. agriculture' (Chapter 1).

Source: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Date: December 2017
Quoted from: Summary
Grade: Primary record
Document: https://www.nationalacademies.org/read/24883/chapter/2
Accessed: 2026-11-09
Cited by: Findings citing this exhibit

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Finding AGR-4.9: Primary record NASEM's 2017 reports found the selection process "thoughtful" and not transparent, said conflicts of interest cannot always be eliminated entirely on a balanced panel, recommended public disclosure of how conflicts are identified and managed, and found the step from committee report to guidelines in need of public explanation. Presenters raised USDA's role in both supporting agriculture and managing the guidelines.