11.01.04
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), Washington, D.C., recently expressed concern that the Dietary Guidelines report failed to provide consumers with realistic, manageable targets for improving dietary habits. As such, CRN president, Dr. Annette Dickinson, felt it necessary to submit comments to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) regarding the report of the 2005 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee urging them to reconsider their recommendations with respect to dietary supplements. Dr. Dickinson said, “We believe the committee has not sufficiently recognized the role of dietary supplements as a convenient, economical and nearly calorie-free tool for improving nutrient intake.” She suggested that a 10th overall recommendation—”Consider a daily multivitamin”—would encourage the general population to remedy nutrient shortfalls while not adding to already elevated caloric intakes.