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Subcommittees of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

For the review of the evidence, the members of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (Committee) are divided into four subcommittees and one cross-cutting working group based on their expertise related to the scientific questions prioritized by the Committee. Each subcommittee and working group will conduct its work between the public meetings and report on its work to the full Committee. During public meetings, the full Committee will deliberate and make decisions regarding each subcommittee’s scientific reviews and plan for future work.

Subcommittees and Working Group

Subcommittee 1: Dietary Patterns and Specific Dietary Pattern Components Across Life Stages  

Chair:
  • Deanna Hoelscher, PhD, RDN, LD, CNS, FISBNPA
Members:
  • Sarah Booth, PhD
  • Cheryl Anderson, PhD, MPH, MS
  • Andrea Deierlein, PhD, MPH, MS*
  • Teresa Fung, ScD, RD*
  • Christopher Gardner, PhD
  • Edward Giovannucci, MD, ScD
  • Hollie Raynor, PhD, RD, LDN
  • Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA, FAAP, FACP, FAHA, FAMWA, FTOS
  • Sameera Talegawkar, PhD
  • Chris Taylor, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND
  • Deirdre Tobias, ScD*

*Meta-Analysis Working Group member

Subcommittee 2: Diet in Pregnancy and Birth through Adolescence 

Chair:
  • Jennifer Orlet Fisher, PhD*
Members:
  • Angela Odoms-Young, PhD, MS
  • Steven Abrams, MD
  • Aline Andres, PhD, RD*
  • Carol Byrd-Bredbenner, PhD, RD, FAND*
  • Andrea Deierlein, PhD, MPH, MS*
  • Heather Eicher-Miller, PhD
  • Cristina Palacios, PhD, MSc*

*Meta-Analysis Working Group member

Subcommittee 3: Food Pattern Modeling and Data Analysis

Food Pattern Modeling Chair:

  • Chris Taylor, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND

Data Analysis Chair: 

  • Heather Eicher-Miller, PhD

Members:

  • Sarah Booth, PhD
  • Steve Abrams, MD
  • Carol Byrd-Bredbenner, PhD, RD, FAND
  • Teresa Fung, ScD, RD
  • Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan, DrPH, MPH 
  • Sameera Talegawkar, PhD
  • Deirdre Tobias, ScD

Subcommittee 4: Strategies for Individuals and Families Related to Diet Quality and Weight Management

Chair: 
  • Cristina Palacios, PhD, MSc
Members:
  • Angela Odoms-Young, PhD, MS 
  • Cheryl Anderson, PhD, MPH, MS 
  • Aline Andres, PhD, RD
  • Jennifer Orlet Fisher, PhD 
  • Christopher Gardner, PhD 
  • Edward Giovannucci, MD, ScD 
  • Deanna Hoelscher, PhD, RDN, LD, CNS, FISBNPA
  • Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan, DrPH, MPH 
  • Hollie Raynor, PhD, RD, LDN 
  • Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA, FAAP, FACP, FAHA, FAMWA, FTOS 

Health Equity Working Group

Chair:
  • Sameera Talegawkar, PhD
Members:
  • Sarah Booth, PhD
  • Angela Odoms-Young, PhD, MS 
  • Cheryl Anderson, PhD, MPH, MS
  • Heather Eicher-Miller, PhD
  • Jennifer Orlet Fisher, PhD
  • Deanna Hoelscher, PhD, RDN, LD, CNS, FISBNPA
  • Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan, DrPH, MPH
  • Hollie Raynor, PhD, RD, LDN