Chicago: American Society for Nutrition

I’m on this panel: History of Nutrition Forum:  History of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 8:00 AM  ̶  10:00 AM, McCormick Place Convention Center, S105A.

Chairs: Lisa Jahns, PhD, and Forrest Nielsen, PhD, USDA-ARS Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center, Grand Forks, ND.

• History of Federal Dietary Recommendations Prior to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans – 1894-1970s, Wendy Davis, USDA-ARS
• Evolution of Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 1980 to 2015, Alice H. Lichtenstein, DSc, Tufts University
• Challenges and Controversial issues in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 1980 to 2015, Marion Nestle, PhD, New York University
• Who Uses Them, and How:  Past Accomplishments and Future Methods for Reaching Targeted Audiences, Suzanne  Murphy, PhD, RD, University of Hawaii at Manoa Cancer Center