The Dietary Guidelines is intended primarily for use by policymakers, healthcare providers, nutritionists, and nutrition educators. The information in the Dietary Guidelines is useful for the development of educational materials and aids policymakers in designing and imple menting nutrition-related programs, including federal food, nutrition education, and information programs. In addition, this publication has the potential to provide authoritative statements as provided for in the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act (FDAMA). Because the Dietary Guidelines contains discussions where the science is emerging, only statements included in the Executive Summary and the sections titled “Key Recommendations,” which reflect the preponderance of scientific.
