Frequently asked questions about the revision of the 2013 Australian Dietary Guidelines, about sustainability in the revision and about the new evidence reviews.
Published July 2024. Last updated November 2024.
General questions
- Who will the revised Dietary Guidelines cover?
The revised Dietary Guidelines will be for people of all ages and backgrounds in the general population, including people with common diet-related risk factors such as being overweight or high blood pressure.
The revised Dietary Guidelines will not be for people who require specialised diets for treatment of disease or chronic conditions, but they are aimed at preventing chronic conditions.
NHMRC recognised a change in language is required since the release of the 2013 Dietary Guidelines given many Australians have risk factors or live with chronic conditions. For this reason, we now refer to the general Australian population, not healthy Australians.
- Who will the dietary advice for older Australians cover?
The dietary advice for older Australians to support health and wellbeing is an additional component of the revision of the Dietary Guidelines.
This dietary advice will cover the general population aged 65 years and older (or 50+ years for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples). It will not apply to people with medical conditions that require specialised diets for managing disease or frailty. However, it is aimed at supporting prevention of malnutrition, frailty, falls and chronic conditions.
While work to develop dietary advice for older people began later than the other populations, it will be aligned with the revised Dietary Guidelines where possible.
- When will the draft Guidelines be open for public consultation and the final version published?
It is anticipated draft Dietary Guidelines will be open for public consultation in 2025. The revised Dietary Guidelines are anticipated to be published in 2026.
A summary of the various stages and anticipated timelines are available at Guideline development.
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- How have we got to this point?
The Dietary Guidelines Expert Committee identified priority diet and nutrition topics for review based on detailed scoping and consultation. All stakeholders had the opportunity to inform the priority topics for review through the stakeholder survey in 2021.
Research questions were identified as high priority for review based on public health and wellbeing considerations and the likelihood of significant new evidence having emerged since the development of the 2013 Dietary Guidelines.
A detailed description of the scoping and prioritisation activities completed is published in the 2 Prioritisation Process Reports – one for older Australians and one for the other populations.
Topics not identified as a high priority for purposes of evidence review have not been excluded. They will be considered using:
- existing evidence from the 2013 Dietary Guidelines where the evidence underpinning recommendations is not likely to have changed significantly since their release
- systematic reviews published by recognised international groups.
Stakeholders will have further opportunities to provide input into the revision of the Guidelines including commenting on the draft guidelines. For information about how to get involved and timelines visit About the review.
- What will happen for topics identified as low priority?
There are topics that are critical for national dietary guideline recommendations which have not been identified as the highest priority for review.
Topics identified as lower priority for review but still considered to be critical for dietary guideline recommendations will be considered using:
- existing evidence from the 2013 Dietary Guidelines where the evidence underpinning recommendations is not likely to have changed significantly since their release
- systematic reviews published by recognised international groups.
Stakeholders will have further opportunities to provide input into the revision of the Guidelines including commenting on the draft guidelines. For information about how to get involved and timelines visit About the review.
- Why is the revision taking so long?
Diet is a huge topic, with a large volume of evidence that must be systematically screened for relevance.
Additional processes have been included in the review of the Dietary Guidelines to ensure that the evidence review processes are robust and strengthen transparency.
Additional scoping activities have been undertaken to explore opportunities to use existing scientific evidence without compromising NHMRC’s high standards for quality and transparency.
These additional processes have been added to the timeline. For the updated timeline visit Guideline development.
- What role have consumers had and will have in the process?
The Dietary Guideline Expert Committee identified priority diet and nutrition topics for review based on detailed scoping and consultation. All stakeholders, including consumers, had the opportunity to inform the priority topics through the stakeholder survey.
All stakeholders, including consumers, will have the opportunity to comment on the draft guidelines.
NHMRC is considering options to further engage consumers and consumer groups during the development of the draft guidelines.
- Have industry bodies been excluded from the process?
The Dietary Guidelines Expert Committee identified priority diet and nutrition topics for review based on detailed scoping and consultation. All stakeholders had the opportunity to inform the priority topics through the stakeholder survey.
The food industry is not represented on the Expert Committee.Following Dietary Guidelines Governance Committee consideration in May 2024, individuals with links to industry may be eligible for the Sustainability Working Group, particularly given the call for expertise in agriculture, food manufacturing and environmental science. Appointment to the Working Group is dependent on the combination of the expertise individuals bring and all actual and potential conflicts of interests they declare.
To make the guidelines as trustworthy as possible, it was important to minimise or eliminate conflicts of interest on the Expert Committee and Working Group.
The food industry has an important role to play, particularly given its knowledge of food manufacturing and consumer purchasing patterns and to support implementation of the guidelines.
Like other stakeholders, industry will have further opportunities to input into the revision of the Dietary Guidelines including:
- submitting potentially relevant systematic reviews during public calls for evidence
- commenting on the draft guidelines.
- How is guidance about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people being addressed?
A targeted consultation survey of organisations working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people was part of the early scoping work. It asked about their use of the 2013 Dietary Guidelines and companion resources. It also asked for suggestions about how the updated Dietary Guidelines could be improved to assist in promoting the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Evidence about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and diet is being collected for some of the research questions. Where relevant and methodologically robust evidence is found it will be used to inform the Dietary Guidelines revision.
The Dietary Guidelines Expert Committee includes members of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent.
- How will cultural factors related to diet be addressed?
Cultural factors will be addressed in some research questions about the influence of the eating environment and the barriers and enablers to consumption aligned with guidelines.
Culturally and linguistically diverse groups are included as a population subgroup for these research questions. Where relevant and methodologically robust evidence is found it will be used to inform the Dietary Guidelines revision.
- How will information about the dietary requirements required during different stages of life be addressed?
Information on adults, children/adolescents and women who are pregnant or breastfeeding will be considered. Where relevant and methodologically robust evidence for these groups is found it will be used to inform the Dietary Guidelines revision.
Additional funds for developing dietary guidance for healthy aging was announced in the 2023 Budget. This work will be aligned with the broader revision where appropriate.
Information about infant feeding is covered by the NHMRC Infant Feeding Guidelines and is outside the scope of this review.
- Will there be differences between the guidance for older Australians and the other populations (adults, children and pregnant / breastfeeding women)?
The Dietary Guidelines Expert Committee advised many of the issues for older Australians are similar to those for the other populations. As a result, the research questions are the same for all populations, but the outcomes of interest are slightly different.
Specifically, for older Australians the Expert Committee advised that quality of life, neurocognitive health, sarcopenia, bone health, falls, frailty, malnutrition, fractures and healthy weight range are relevant outcomes for older Australians.
The barriers to consumption for older Australians can differ from the general population. Contextual factors considered of particular relevance by the Expert Committee included eating alone or in residential aged care, changes in taste and smell, oral health, decline in appetite, eating alone, mobility/dexterity and activities of daily living.
- Why hasn’t evidence around salt or alcohol intake been prioritised?
Information about salt and alcohol intake and health outcomes will be addressed based upon existing NHMRC evidence reviews and recommendations.
- How will physical activity be addressed?
Information about physical activity will be addressed based on the National Physical Activity Guidelines.
- Will the Dietary Guidelines include guidance for people living in aged care?
The dietary guidance for older Australians will cover those aged 65 years and older (or 50+ years for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples).
The guidance will support older people in the general population to prevent malnutrition, frailty, falls and chronic conditions. However, the guidance will not apply to people with medical conditions that require specialised diets for managing disease or frailty.
This may include people living in residential aged care who do not require specialised diets.
The Dietary Guidelines are already used by consumers, clinicians, educators, governments and industry as an important source of advice for decisions about food in institutions including residential care. We expect that this will continue with the revised Dietary Guidelines.
Residential aged care providers are also required to meet the Aged Care Quality Standards including that meals are of varied and suitable quality and quantity. For more information on changes to the Aged Care Quality Standards visit the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission.
- Will the Dietary Guidelines include guidance for hospital inpatients?
The Dietary Guidelines are already used by consumers, clinicians, educators, governments and industry as an important source of advice for decisions about food in institutions. We expect that this will continue with the revised Dietary Guidelines.
Food is part of the care that is provided to patients who are admitted to hospital. It is informed by the Dietary Guidelines but also by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care Comprehensive Care Standards and the clinical needs of the patient.
- What is the implementation plan once the Dietary Guidelines are finalised?
The Department of Health and Aged Care is responsible for the implementation of the Dietary Guidelines.
Requirements to inform implementation of the revised Dietary Guidelines and development of companion resources will be considered separately in due course.
Questions about sustainability in the revision
- Why is sustainability being considered in the Dietary Guidelines?
Stakeholders (including consumers) are interested in sustainability. While information on diet and sustainability was included in the 2013 Guidelines, it was one of the key new topics respondents nominated for review in an NHMRC 2021 stakeholder survey. One in 3 respondents included diet and sustainability when answering the question about what new topics should be included in the revised guidelines.
The Dietary Guidelines Expert Committee also identified priority diet and nutrition topics for review after detailed scoping and consultation. The Expert Committee considered diet and sustainability a high priority for review as there is likely to be significant new evidence since the development of the 2013 Dietary Guidelines.
A detailed description of the scoping activities completed is published in the Prioritisation Process Report for the review of the evidence underpinning the Australian Dietary Guidelines.
In addition, the National Health and Climate Strategy includes an action to consider economic, social, and environmental sustainability in the revised Dietary Guidelines. Australia is a signatory to the COP28 Declaration on Food and Agriculture which includes an action to consider the environmental and social impacts of agriculture and food systems in public policy.
Evidence informed recommendations need to assess the quality of the evidence, the balance of benefits and harms and other relevant contextual factors such as:
- is it acceptable
- is it feasible
- is it equitable
- is it sustainable (social, environmental, economic).
There are standard frameworks for evidence-to-decision in guideline development to ensure such contextual factors are systematically considered (GRADE, WHO-INTEGRATE). Looking at sustainability has been identified as part of that evidence-to-decision process.
NHMRC understands that sustainability encompasses a wide range of issues which may include environmental, social and economic considerations.
- How will sustainability be addressed in the Guidelines?
The Dietary Guidelines Expert Committee advised that recommendations for dietary patterns and food groups should firstly consider health impacts relevant to Australians, followed by consideration of sustainability and other contextual factors. This is consistent with how sustainability has been included in dietary guidelines in other countries.
The Dietary Guidelines Sustainability Working Group will advise the Dietary Guidelines Expert Committee on the strength and quality of evidence about sustainability and diet. Sustainability will consider social, economic and environmental factors. The Sustainability Working Group is not responsible for drafting and development of guideline recommendations. The Expert Committee remains responsible for advising on recommendations.
- Why is sustainability being considered separately?
The Dietary Guidelines Expert Committee members have experience in public health and evidence evaluation related to nutrition. The Expert Committee identified the need for additional expertise in fields related to sustainability and suggested a working group.
Working group members have been appointed based on their recognised expertise in areas such as:
- evidence translation
- environmental science
- agriculture/aquaculture
- food science/manufacturing
- public policy
- economics/social economics/sociology
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- regional and remote areas
- equity.
- How was the Dietary Guidelines Sustainability Working Group appointed?
The Dietary Guidelines Expert Committee identified the need for additional expertise in fields related to sustainability and suggested a working group. A public expression of interest was opened in early 2024 and all individuals who met the selection criteria were invited to apply.
The Dietary Guidelines Sustainability Working Group members were appointed for their expertise in environmental science, agri/aquaculture, economics, social equity, food security, public policy, research methodology and evidence translation, not their opinions or public positions about sustainability. The Sustainability Working Group will provide advice on the strength and quality of evidence relating to accessible, affordable, and equitable diets with low environmental impact.
People with diverse backgrounds and expertise have been appointed to the Working Group to ensure a broad range of evidence is considered. NHMRC appointed a strong and experienced chair and has strategies to manage differing opinions of members during the life of the Working Group.
The Working Group is being established to provide broader expertise and advice to the Expert Committee and has no role in drafting the final recommendations – this remains the responsibility of the Expert Committee.
- Will agencies outside health be included in the process?
Sustainability Working Group members include an appropriate mix of subject matter experts, including from outside health. Expertise was sought in:
- evidence translation
- environmental science
- agriculture/aquaculture
- food science/manufacturing
- public policy
- economics/social economics/sociology
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- regional and remote areas
- equity.
A broad range of expertise was sought beyond the health area. The Dietary Guidelines Governance Committee noted (in May 2024) that individuals with the required expertise and links to industry may be considered for appointment. They noted the Working Group does not have a role in drafting or developing recommendations, this remains the responsibility of the Expert Committee. Appointment to the Working Group depends on the expertise and all actual and potential conflicts of interests of individuals.
The Sustainability Working Group will provide advice to the Expert Committee on the most appropriate approach to identify and consider the evidence about diet and sustainability.
It is likely that input from relevant Government departments will be sought during scoping work on sustainability and representatives from these departments may be invited to observe Working Group meetings.
All relevant Government departments will be invited to comment upon the draft Guidelines.
- How will consumers provide input (including farmers)?
Stakeholders, including consumers and consumer representative groups, will have the opportunity to comment on the draft Guidelines before they are published. NHMRC is considering options to further engage consumers and consumer groups during the development of the draft Guidelines.
The Sustainability Working Group will provide advice on the strength and quality of evidence relating to accessible, affordable and equitable diets with low environmental impact. Members were appointed for their expertise in environmental science, agri/aquaculture, economics, social equity, food security, public policy. In addition to this, members with expertise in evidence evaluation and research translation expertise were prioritised due to the role of the Working Group. There were no suitable applicants with a consumer advocacy background.
NHMRC has created an Australian Dietary Guidelines contact list to provide stakeholders with updates on the revision process. All interested stakeholders are invited to subscribe to the Australian Dietary Guidelines contact list via the form at Review of the 2013 Australian Dietary Guidelines.
- How have we got to this point?
The Dietary Guidelines Expert Committee identified priority diet and nutrition topics for review based on detailed scoping and consultation. All stakeholders had the opportunity to inform the priority topics for review through the stakeholder survey.
Research questions were identified as high priority for review based on public health and wellbeing considerations and the likelihood of significant new evidence having emerged since the development of the 2013 Guidelines. This included sustainability.
A detailed description of the scoping activities completed is published in the Prioritisation Process Report for the review of the evidence underpinning the Australian Dietary Guidelines.
Stakeholders will have further opportunities to provide input into the revision of the Guidelines including commenting on the draft guidelines. For information about how to get involved and timelines visit About the review.
Questions about the new evidence reviews
- What are the topics for the new evidence reviews being commissioned?
The new evidence reviews will be on the following topics:
- Dietary patterns and new diagnoses of anxiety and depression in all age groups (including pre/post-natal depression during pregnancy and breastfeeding).
- Ultra-processed food and new diagnoses of anxiety/depression, asthma and dietary allergies, and neurocognitive development in children and adolescents.
- Dietary factors (dietary patterns, source of protein or ultra-processed food consumption) associated with maternal and birth outcomes during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
- Ultra-processed food and all-cause mortality and new diagnoses of cardiovascular events, type 2 diabetes, cancer and anxiety/depression in adults.
The Dietary Guidelines Expert Committee identified the specific research question to be addressed by each new evidence review. More about this process can be found in the Dietary Guidelines Evidence Review Strategy.
- Why are you reviewing ultra-processed foods?
Stakeholders are interested in ultra-processed foods. In the NHMRC 2021 stakeholder survey, the most requested new topic was food processing, including ultra-processed foods. The Dietary Guidelines Expert Committee also considered ultra-processed foods and health outcomes a high priority for review as it is an active area of research and there is likely to be significant new evidence since the 2013 Dietary Guidelines.
Find more information about the scoping and prioritisation activities, evidence mapping process and new evidence reviews.
- Why are you doing a review on diet and anxiety/depression?
Very few systematic reviews addressing mental health as an outcome were found after mapping of existing systematic reviews was completed. The Dietary Guidelines Expert Committee considered this an important gap and requested exploration of primary studies to better understand the evidence.
Although there are many potential mental health outcomes that could be measured, the Expert Committee chose to focus on anxiety and depression. This is consistent with these conditions being identified as the highest priority during the prioritisation process, as they account for the highest burden of mental illness in Australia.
Evidence reviewers will first explore whether there is enough reliable evidence available to address the research question via a scoping review. If so, they may be asked to conduct a systematic review of the evidence.
Find more information about the scoping and prioritisation activities, evidence mapping process and new evidence reviews.
- Why are you doing a review on dietary patterns during pregnancy/breastfeeding?
The Dietary Guidelines Expert Committee found there was a general lack of good quality systematic reviews for this group after mapping existing systematic reviews was completed. They advised it is important to explore whether there are primary studies that can address this topic.
Evidence reviewers will first explore whether there is enough reliable evidence available to address the research question via a scoping review. If so, they may be asked to conduct a systematic review of the evidence.
Find more information about the scoping and prioritisation activities, evidence mapping process and new evidence reviews.
- What is a systematic review? What is a scoping review? How are they different?
Systematic reviews try to answer research questions by collating information from individual research studies (primary studies). Before work begins, the research question and the methods to be used must be clearly stated, including which primary studies are eligible to be included. They take a thorough and transparent approach in collecting and considering the results of primary studies, to minimise bias and improve the reliability of the review findings.
Scoping reviews are exploratory, and often address a broader question than a systematic review. Scoping reviews may assess the extent of the available evidence, organise it into groups and highlight gaps.
For example, while a systematic review may try to answer a research question about whether eating vegetables reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease, a scoping review may try to identify if there are primary studies that can answer this research question, and describe the characteristics of these studies. If a scoping review finds no studies, this might help researchers decide a systematic review is likely to be of limited value and resources could be better directed elsewhere.
More detail about the types of reviews can be found in the Dietary Guidelines Evidence Review Strategy.
- Is sustainability being considered? Will there be a new review for this topic?
Following scoping and consultation for the revision, the Dietary Guidelines Expert Committee identified sustainable diets (accessible, affordable and equitable diets with low environmental impact) as a high priority for review.
A Dietary Guidelines Sustainability Working Group has been appointed to advise the Expert Committee about the strength and quality of evidence on sustainability and diet. Its role does not include development of recommendations. More information is on the Sustainability Working Group page.
Any new evidence review commissioned for a sustainability related question will be completed as set out in the Dietary Guidelines Evidence Review Strategy. As the Working Group was recently appointed, consideration of existing evidence and research question development for diet and sustainability is in its early stages.
- Why aren't you doing a review on management of common chronic diseases?
The Australian Dietary Guidelines provide advice for people of all ages and backgrounds in the general population. They provide advice on foods, food groups and dietary patterns to improve health and wellbeing and reduce risk of diet-related chronic conditions. This includes prevention of common conditions such as, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer.
In exploring the evidence base for high priority research areas, the impact of consuming different dietary patterns, sources of protein-rich foods and (ultra)-processed foods on key health outcomes is being considered. Development of obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer are included in the list of key health outcomes for all these priority areas. Details of the priority topics and health outcomes being considered are available on Priority research questions.
The provision of specific dietary guidance for people with chronic conditions, such diabetes, cardiovascular disease or cancer is outside the scope of the revision. Advice on therapeutic diets to manage or treat chronic conditions should be provided by a healthcare provider and is best included in clinical practice guidelines.
- Why are non-English language studies being excluded from the new evidence reviews?
The Dietary Guidelines Expert Committee considered the benefit versus the use of resources to translate non-English language studies. Key factors that contributed to the Expert Committees decision to exclude non-English language studies were that:
- Many researchers in countries comparable to Australia use English for science communication
- Large or important studies conducted in non-English speaking countries are likely to be published in English for broader dissemination
- English language studies are likely to be more relevant to the Australian context.
- How are the new reviews being conducted?
NHMRC has rigorous standards in place to ensure that guidelines and public health advice are high quality and based on the best available scientific evidence. The revision process, including the approach to evidence reviews, is outlined in the Dietary Guidelines Evidence Review Strategy.
Independent evidence reviewers (with expertise in nutrition and conducting evidence reviews) will complete the new evidence reviews. The protocols and Evidence Evaluation Reports for the new reviews will be reviewed by an independent methodological expert, a consumer reviewer and the Dietary Guidelines Expert Committee.
Evidence reviewers and methodological reviewers will be required to declare relevant interests in line with NHMRC processes for managing interests. The Dietary Guidelines Governance Committee will assist with assessment and management strategies for conflicts of interest where required.
- How will evidence reviewers be selected?
Independent external contractors are being sought, through an open tender, to conduct the evidence reviews. Procurement is being undertaken consistent with Commonwealth Procurement Rules. To view the specific requirements, visit AusTender. The tender is now closed.
Contractors, and their specified personnel, are required to declare relevant interests in line with NHMRC processes for managing interests.
The Dietary Guidelines Governance Committee will assist with assessment and management strategies for conflicts of interest where required.
An external probity adviser will provide independent advice on procedural fairness and integrity throughout the procurement process.
- How long will new evidence reviews take to complete?
Evidence reviews involve several steps such as developing a review protocol, literature searching, screening, assessing risk of bias, data extraction and report writing. The process is detailed in the Dietary Guidelines Evidence Review Strategy.
It is anticipated the commissioned evidence reviews will take 9 to 12 months to complete.
Once the evidence review process is complete, the findings will be considered through an evidence-to-decision process to inform the development of recommendations. For more information about the process, visit Guideline development.
- How were the research questions for new evidence reviews selected?
The Dietary Guidelines Expert Committee identified priority diet and nutrition topics for review based on detailed scoping and consultation. High priority research questions were then identified based on public health considerations and the likelihood of significant new evidence having emerged since the 2013 Dietary Guidelines.
More information about this is in the two Prioritisation Process Reports – one for older Australians and one for the general population.
The revision’s limited resources mean systematic reviews cannot be commissioned for all the prioritised research questions, or all the research questions previously reviewed in the 2013 Guidelines. Instead, evidence mapping activities have identified existing, high-quality systematic reviews for some of the priority questions. These will be used to update the evidence for these questions.
Some important gaps remain, so the Expert Committee has requested new evidence reviews. These will look at:
- Dietary patterns and new diagnoses of anxiety and depression in all age groups (including pre/post-natal depression during pregnancy and breastfeeding).
- Ultra-processed food and new diagnoses of anxiety/depression, asthma, dietary allergies, and neurocognitive development in children and adolescents.
- Dietary factors associated with maternal and birth outcomes during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
- Ultra-processed food and all-cause mortality and new diagnoses of cardiovascular events, type 2 diabetes, cancer and anxiety/depression in adults.
For more information about the new evidence reviews, visit New evidence reviews. To learn how existing systematic reviews were identified, see Reviewing the evidence.
- How are high priority topics being updated if you are not conducting a new evidence review?
Existing, high-quality systematic reviews are being used to address the highest priority topics where possible. This is to make effective use of limited resources and avoid duplication of existing quality research.
Systematic reviews addressing the highest priority questions were found through literature searches and two public calls for systematic reviews (one for all age groups and one for older Australians). To be considered suitable, systematic reviews needed to meet specific eligibility criteria. Suitable systematic reviews were then mapped to each high priority research question.
Resource constraints limit the number of existing reviews that can be used and the number of new reviews that can be commissioned. The highest priority research questions that are unable to be addressed via new evidence reviews or using existing systematic reviews will be noted as evidence gaps in the final Guidelines.
For more information about this process, see Reviewing the evidence.
- What will happen for topics identified as lower priority?
Topics not identified as a high priority for evidence review have not been excluded.
Topics identified as lower priority for review but still considered to be critical for dietary guideline recommendations will be considered using:
- existing evidence from the 2013 Dietary Guidelines where the evidence underpinning recommendations is not likely to have changed significantly since their release
- systematic reviews published by recognised international groups.
Stakeholders will have further opportunities to provide input into the revision of the Dietary Guidelines, including commenting on the draft guidelines. Find for more information about how to get involved and timelines.
- What about guidance for older Australians?
Evidence mapping for high priority research questions related to older Australians is currently underway. Once complete, the Expert Committee will determine the critical evidence gaps in this population.
- How can stakeholders get involved?
The Dietary Guidelines Expert Committee identified priority diet and nutrition topics for review based on detailed scoping and consultation. All stakeholders, including consumers, had the opportunity to inform the priority topics through the stakeholder survey.
A public call for primary research studies may be held to support the commissioned evidence reviews. To be notified if a public call is opened, subscribe to the Dietary Guidelines contact list.
All stakeholders will have the opportunity to comment on the draft guidelines.
NHMRC is considering options to further engage consumers and consumer groups during the development of the draft guidelines.
For more information about public consultation in the revision, see Communication.
- What happens next?
Upon completion of the evidence review stage, the Dietary Guidelines Expert Committee will consider the new evidence reviews and existing systematic reviews. This evidence will be described and assessed for certainty to guide decision making for final Guideline recommendations.
See the Guideline development page for more information about next steps.
