H.R. 2326: Dietary Guidelines Reform Act of 2025

The Dietary Guidelines Reform Act of 2025 aims to update and improve the process for establishing dietary guidelines, which are recommendations on diet and nutrition for the public. The bill proposes several key changes:

Frequency of Guidelines Updates

The bill changes the timeline for updating the dietary guidelines from every five years to at least every ten years. This aims to ensure that the guidelines are based on the most current scientific evidence.

Improvement of Guidelines Development

The new guidelines must:

• Be based on significant scientific agreement determined through evidence-based reviews.
• Ensure that the information is current when the report is prepared.
• Address high-priority health areas to improve health outcomes.
• Focus on achieving nutritional adequacy and promoting health through food choices.
• Be relevant to individuals with common nutrition-related chronic diseases.
• Include recommendations that are affordable and accessible to the general population.

Independent Advisory Board

The bill establishes an Independent Advisory Board that will assist in the development of dietary guidelines. The Board will consist of 8 members, including both federal and non-federal experts in nutrition and food science. This Board will be responsible for providing advice and oversight to ensure the scientific integrity of the guidelines.

Dietary Reference Intake Updates

The bill requires coordination with a joint U.S.-Canada group to update dietary reference intake values regularly, encouraging at least one update per year. This aims to keep dietary recommendations aligned with the latest scientific understanding of nutrition.

Transparency and Conflict of Interest Disclosure

Individuals appointed to advisory roles must disclose any financial or non-financial conflicts of interest. This aims to ensure transparency in the advisory process, allowing the public to understand potential biases in the recommendations.

Funding Provisions

The Secretary of Agriculture is allocated $5 million annually from fiscal years 2025 through 2029 to support the implementation of the guidelines and the establishment of the advisory board.

Exclusions from Guidelines

The information and guidelines produced as a result of this bill will not include topics deemed irrelevant to dietary guidance, such as taxation, social welfare policies, and other factors outside of nutrition and health.

Notification of Updates

Before updating guidelines, the responsible secretaries must notify relevant congressional committees at least 90 days in advance, providing justification for the updates.

Current Guidelines Status

The most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans published in 2020 will remain in effect until the new guidelines based on this bill's provisions are published.

Evidence-Based Review Process

The guidelines must undergo a standardized evidence-based review process, evaluating the totality of scientific evidence, with ratings assigned to each guideline according to their strength based on the evidence.

Relevant Companies

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