The 2015 DGAC used a variety of scientifically rigorous approaches to address its science-based questions. These approaches are described in Part C. Methodology. Slightly more than one-third of the questions were answered using a state-of-the-art systematic review process, and these reviews are publically available in the Nutrition Evidence Library (NEL) at www.NEL.gov.
The remaining questions were answered using existing sources of evidence (including systematic reviews, meta-analyses, or reports), data analyses, and food pattern modeling analyses. These three approaches allowed the Committee to ask and answer its questions in a systematic, transparent, and evidence-based way.
Appendix E-2 provides a list of supplementary documentation related to the existing sources of evidence and data analyses used by the Committee in evidence reviews (see Appendix E-3 for USDA Food Patterns for Special Analyses). These sources are publicly available online through active links within this document at www.DietaryGuidelines.gov.
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Chapter 1: Food and Nutrient Intakes and Health: Current Status and Trends
Nutrients of Concern
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Food Categories
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Eating Behaviors
Appendix E-2.15
Health Conditions
Appendix E-2.18
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Dietary Patterns
Appendix E-2.25
Chapter 2: Dietary Patterns, Foods and Nutrients, and Health Outcomes
Dietary Patterns and Risk af Cardiovascular Disease
Appendix E-2.26
Dietary Patterns and Measures of Body Weight
Appendix E-2.27
Dietary Patterns and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Appendix E-2.28
Chapter 4: Food Environment and Settings
School-Based Approaches and Dietary Intake
Appendix E-2.29a
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School-Based Policies and Dietary Intake
Appendix E-2.30
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School-Based Approaches and Weight Status
Appendix E-2.31
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School-Based Policies and Weight Status
Appendix E-2.32
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Worksite-Based Approaches and Dietary Intake
Appendix E-2.33a
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Worksite-Based Policies and Dietary Intake
Appendix E-2.34
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Worksite-Based Approaches and Weight Status
Appendix E-2.35
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Worksite-Based Policies and Weight Status
Appendix E-2.36
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Chapter 5: Food Sustainability and Safety
Dietary Patterns and Food Sustainability
Appendix E-2.37
Seafood and Sustainability
Appendix E-2.38
Usual Caffeine Consumption and Health
Appendix E-2.39a
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High-Dose Caffeine Consumption and Health
Appendix E-2.40
Aspartame Consumption and Health
Appendix E-2.41
Chapter 6: Cross-Cutting Topics of Public Health Importance
SODIUM AND BLOOD PRESSURE IN ADULTS
Appendix E-2.42
Saturated Fat and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Appendix E-2.43
Added Sugars and Low-Calorie Sweeteners
Appendix E-2.44
Evidence Portfolio – Added Sugars and Measures of Body Weight
Appendix E-2.45
Evidence Portfolio – Added Sugars and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Appendix E-2.46
Chapter 7: Physical Activity
Physical Activity
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