In mid-December, the US Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), held its final meeting on the dietary guidelines and closed the public comment period.
The guidelines make some significant changes, such as reducing added sugar to no more than 10 percent of daily calories and urging the consumption of more fruits and vegetables and much less meat. The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) calls the removal of lean meat from a healthy diet arbitrary and capricious.