Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion#Dietary Guidelines for Americans

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The Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) is a program area of the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), originally created in 1994 and merged into FNS beginning in 2017, to improve the health and well-being of Americans by establishing national dietary guidelines based on the best science available.{{cite web |author= |date=21 April 2025 |title=About CNPP |url=https://www.fns.usda.gov/cnpp/about |website= |publisher=Food and Nutrition Service |access-date=11 May 2025}}{{cite press release |author= |date=7 September 2017 |title=Secretary Perdue Announces USDA Improvements for Customer Service & Efficiency |url=https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2017/09/07/secretary-perdue-announces-usda-improvements-customer-service-efficiency |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |access-date=11 May 2025}} CNPP promotes dietary guidance by linking scientific research to the nutritional needs of the American public through the function of USDA's Nutrition Evidence Library, which it created and manages.

The Center serves as the administrative agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the issuance of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which provide evidence-based advice for people 2 years and older about how good dietary habits can promote health and reduce the risk for major chronic diseases.{{Cite web|url=https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/purpose.asp|title=Purpose - Dietary Guidelines - health.gov|website=health.gov|language=en|access-date=2017-06-23}} However, as a result of conflicts of interest, the Guidelines sometimes favor the interests of the food and drug industries over the public's interest in accurate and impartial dietary advice.{{Cite journal|last=Herman|first=Jeff|date=2010|title=Saving U.S. dietary advice from conflicts of interest|url=https://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2010nl/jul/sc%20herman.indd.pdf|journal=Food and Drug Law Journal|volume=65|issue=2|pages=285–316, ii|issn=1064-590X|pmid=24475543}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/conflict-interest-usda-nutrition-guidelines-doctors-say-364426|title=Conflict of Interest in USDA Nutrition Guidelines, Doctors Say|date=2011-11-02|work=International Business Times|access-date=2017-06-23}}{{Cite web|url=https://time.com/4130043/lobbying-politics-dietary-guidelines/|title=Experts Say Lobbying Skewed the U.S. Dietary Guidelines|last=Heid|first=Markham|date=2016-01-08|website=Time|access-date=2017-06-23}}

The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines were released on Jan. 7, 2016.U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Press Release, Jan. 7, 2016. Release No. 0005.16. https://www.cnpp.usda.gov/sites/default/files/dietary_guidelines_for_americans/USDAPressRelease.pdf The updated Guidelines recommend that Americans consume "a healthy eating pattern at an appropriate calorie level to help achieve and maintain healthy body weight, support nutrient adequacy, and reduce the risk of chronic disease. ... [C]hoose a variety of nutrient-dense foods across and within all food groups in recommended amounts. Limit calories from added sugars and saturated fats and reduce sodium intake. ... [And] Shift to healthier food and beverage choices."2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Executive Summary. https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/executive-summary/

MyPlate is USDA's food icon and replaced MyPyramid and the Food Guide Pyramid as the Government's primary food group symbol.

Former executive directors have been:{{cite web | title=Former Executive Directors | publisher=United States Department of Agriculture | url=http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB/.cmd/ad/.ar/sa.retrievecontent/.c/6_2_1UH/.ce/7_2_5JN/.p/5_2_4TR/.d/1/_th/J_2_9D/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?PC_7_2_5JN_navid=FORMER_SECRETARIES&PC_7_2_5JN_navtype=RT&PC_7_2_5JN_parentnav=ABOUT_USDA#7_2_5JN | accessdate=2007-09-24}}

class=wikitable ! # ! Executive Directors ! Education ! Term of Office ! President(s) served under

1 | Eileen Kennedy | D.Sc. | 1994–1997 |rowspan=2 | Bill Clinton

2 | Rajen Anand | D.V.M., Ph.D. | 1997–2001

3 | Eric Hentges | Ph.D. | 2003–2007 |rowspan=2 | George W. Bush

4 | Brian Wansink | Ph.D. | 2008–2009

5 | Robert C. Post | Ph.D., MEd., MSc. [http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/AssociateExecutiveDirector.htm] | January 2009–July 2009 (Acting Executive Director) | rowspan="5" | Barack Obama

6 | Rajen Anand | D.V.M., Ph.D. | November 2009–June 2013

7 | Robert C. Post | Ph.D., MEd., MSc. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130610071831/http://www.cnpp.usda.gov:80/AssociateExecutiveDirector.htm] | July–October 2013(RCPost, Personal Information. http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429093136/https://www.cnpp.usda.gov/ |date=2019-04-29 }}

8 | Jackie Haven | MS, RD | October 2013–July 2014{{Cite web|url=https://origin.www.cnpp.usda.gov/DeputyDirector.htm|title=CNPP Deputy Director|website=origin.www.cnpp.usda.gov|access-date=2018-06-29}}

9 |Angie Tagtow |MS, RD, LD |July 2014–February 2017{{Cite web|url=http://www.allgov.com/officials/tagtow-angela?officialid=30129|title=AllGov - Officials|website=www.allgov.com|access-date=2018-06-29}}