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Part II
Pages 101-102

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... An evaluation of the process is also provided in this chapter and serves as the foundation for Chapter 3, "Process Redesign." Chapter 6 describes and evaluates the process for assessing the various types of analyses used to support the 2015–2020 DGA. As the base of the recommendations made in Chapter 4, "Strengthening Analyses and Advancing Methods Used," this chapter also serves as the foundation for answering the Statement of Task questions "How the Nutrition Evidence Library is compiled and utilized, including whether NEL reviews and other systematic reviews and data analysis are conducted according to rigorous and objective scientific standards?
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... 102 REDESIGNING THE PROCESS FOR ESTABLISHING THE DGA Chapter 7 describes how the 2005, 2010, and 2015 editions of the DGA approached preventing chronic disease and ensuring nutritional sufficiency for all Americans. This chapter builds the basis for this National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee's response to the Statement of Task question "How the DGA can better prevent chronic disease, ensure nutritional sufficiency for all Americans, and accommodate a range of individual factors, including age, gender, and metabolic health?
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