The Official USDA Dietary Guidelines Coming Out This Week

[Guest guest]

Thank you for submitting comments to HHS and USDA last September on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Secretaries Tommy G. and Ann M. Veneman will be releasing the sixth edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans on January 12, 2005 at 11 AM. You are invited to view the Press Conference by live webcast. The webcast can be accessed at http://videocast.nih.gov.

On-demand video will be available the following day at the same address. Free Real Player is required at http://www.real.com/freeplayer/?rppr=fed. For assistance, contact (301) 496-4357 or toll free (866) 319-4357.

A. Weber, RD, MPH Nutrition Advisor

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite LL100

Rockville, MD 20852

240-453-8268 (phone)

240-453-8281 (fax)

jweber@...