Add Your Voice!

Drinking Water Input for the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

A comment composed by members of the National Drinking Water Alliance was signed by 62 individuals and 13 organizations and submitted to the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) for the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs).

The comment urged the DGAC to include in their report, strong language recommending that the new 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans state explicitly and unequivocally that water should be first for thirst and should be consumed in place of sugar-sweetened beverages. Further, the comment urges the needed steps be taken to add a symbol for water to the MyPlate graphic.

Read the full comment here.

Add your voice!

May 1, 2020 is the announced date for the close of public comments to the DGAC. The DGAC will then complete their report and submit it to the departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HSS) for translation into the 2020 DGAs as well as to make any changes to the MyPlate nutrition graphic.

The Take Action button on this website leads you to tips and model language to submit your own individual or organizational comment to the DGAC, together with the link to the Federal Register. Please feel free to abstract language from our comment, as well.