NEW WIC toolkit now available. Visit today!

	Contact Us
	Looking for more information? Let us help.

	Sign up for the NDC Update for the latest dairy nutrition news, fast facts, free tools for patients, expert nutrition advice and information on updated dairy nutrition resources.
	Educate your patients on the importance of 3-A-Day of Dairy: Here's a great tool (PDF: 618k) to show families how to get their 3-A-Day of Dairy every day for stronger bones. Developed in conjunction with The American Academy of Family Physicians, The American Academy of Pediatrics, The American Dietetic Association, and The National Medical Association.

Dairy Council Digest Archives

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 6th EDITION OF THE DIETARY GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS
References

1. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005. 6th Edition. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, January 2005. www.healthierus.gov/dietaryguidelines.
2. Food and Nutrition Information Center, USDA. Dietary Guidelines for Americans: A Historical Overview. March 2003. www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/gen/DGA.html.
3. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture. Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans. 5th Edition. Home and Garden Bulletin No. 232. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2000. www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dgac.
4. 2005 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. Report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005. August 2004. www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/report
5. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2001. www.surgeongeneral.gov/library.
6. Cotton, P.A., A.F. Subar, J.E. Friday, et al. J. Am. Diet. Assoc. 104: 921, 2004.
7. Wooten, W.J., and W.P. Price. J. Natl. Med. Assoc. 96(12S): 1S, 2004.
8. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Report of the Surgeon General. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Surgeon General, 2004. www.surgeongeneral.gov/library
9. Fulgoni, V.L., III, P.J. Huth, D.B. DiRienzo, et al. J. Am. Coll. Nutr. 23: 651, 2004.
10. Gerrior, S., L. Bente, and H. Hiza. Nutrient Content of the U.S. Food Supply, 1909-2000. Home Economics Research Report No. 56. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion. November 2004.
11. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2004. USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference. Release 17. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page. www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp. 
12. National Dairy Council. Dairy Council Digest 75(2): 7, 2004. www.nationaldairycouncil.org
13. Zemel, M.B., W. Thompson, A. Milstead, et al. Obesity Res. 12: 582, 2004.
14. National Dairy Council. Dairy Council Digest 75(1): 1, 2004. www.nationaldairycouncil.org
15. National Dairy Council. Dairy Council Digest 74(1): 1, 2003. www.nationaldairycouncil.org
16. McCarron, D.A., and R.P. Heaney. Am. J. Hypertens. 17(1): 88, 2004.
17. Mokdad, A.H., J.S. Marks, D.F. Stroup, et al. JAMA 291: 1238, 2004. (Correction, JAMA, 293:293,2005)
18. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture. Finding Your Way to a Healthier You. www.healthierus.gov/dietaryguidelines
19. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Human Nutrition Information Service. The Food Guide Pyramid. Home and Garden Bulletin No. 252. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, August 1992.

RELATED RESOURCES

• www.nationaldairycouncil.org

    • Dietary Guidelines Meal Plan

    • Super Foods Checklist

    • Improve Diet Quality with Dairy

    • DASH tear pad

    • Lactose Intolerance information

• www.3aday.org 
    
    • Meal plan ideas and recipes    

Coming Next Issue: THE REVISED FOOD GUIDANCE SYSTEM

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

National Dairy Council® assumes the responsibility for this publication. However, we would like to acknowledge the help and suggestions of the following reviewers in its preparation:
 
    • Penny M. Kris-Etherton, Ph.D.
        Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences
        Penn State University
        University Park, PA 

    • Theresa A. Nicklas, Dr. P.H.
        Professor USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center
        Baylor College of Medicine
        Department of Pediatrics
        Houston, TX
 
The Dairy Council Digest® is written and edited by Lois D. McBean, M.S., R.D.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

Copyright © 2005, NATIONAL DAIRY COUNCIL,® O’Hare International Center, 10255 West Higgins Road, Suite 900, Rosemont, IL 60018-5616.

Table of Contents:

• Summary 

• Introduction

• HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 6th EDITION OF THE DIETARY GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS

• References