The U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans were first issued jointly by USDA and HHS in 1980.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by official dietaryguidelines.gov history page and HHS/USDA press materials; consistent across multiple government sources.
Sources
- An analysis of the recent US dietary guidelines process in light of its ... (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
- https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/about-dietary-guidelines/previous-editions (dietaryguidelines.gov)
- https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/12/29/us-departments-agriculture-health-human-services-release-dietary-guidelines-americans-2020-2025.html (hhs.gov)