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Release of Nutrition and Your Health:
Dietary Guidelines for Americans

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The fifth edition of Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans was released on May 30, 2000, by Secretary Donna E. Shalala, Department of Health and Human Services, and Secretary Dan Glickman, Department of Agriculture, at the National Nutrition Summit. 

In his weekly radio address on May 27, 2000, President Clinton previewed the release of this joint publication of the Departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture.  

Also at the Summit, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released newly updated Growth Charts for the United States.

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Updated Thursday, May 17, 2001 by David Baker