Effectively Implementing the 2010 Dietary Guidelines

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans were first published in 1980 to provide consumers with science-based nutrition recommendations for a healthy diet and prevention of diet-related diseases. Revised every 5 years, the Guidelines serve as a basis for all Federal nutrition policy and education activities.

Current dietary guidance appears to be aspirational—rather than achievable—to many consumers, based on various responses to an IFIC 2010 Food and Health Survey. Research shows that consumers do n…