Vitamins & Minerals

Past and Current Dietary Recommendations in the USA: Summation in a Nutshell

Abstract

Jasminka Z. Ilich and Joy L. Post

With the abundance of dietary advice coming from different sources and origins, it is important to identify those coming from the official government or other legitimate non-profit organizations which have been accepted and approved by the USA government. This review gives a brief history of dietary recommendations and their evolvement over time, as well as the description of the current official recommendations in the USA.