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ASN 3-Part Webinar Series: Exploring Evidence Gaps Highlighted by the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s Review of the Science

ASN’s 3-part webinar series provides support navigating the Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) and takes a deeper dive into topics where the DGAC found the evidence to be lacking.
 
Topics and areas to be covered include future needs for adolescent nutrition research, how food pattern modeling and diet simulations can be used to analyze diet quality and support research, understanding implementation science and behavioral nutrition factors that influence dietary intake and health, and accommodating for cultural responsiveness in behavioral nutrition strategies.

These webinars will showcase the current state of the evidence on each of these topics, based on the recent 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee review of the evidence. In addition to the webinar titled Nutrition and Health of Adolescents, the other webinars in the series include:

• The Use of Food Pattern Modeling and Diet Simulations to Improve Health Equity of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans: July 15, 2025, from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM ET
• Implementation and Behavioral Science: Helping Americans Consume a Healthy Diet: July 22, 2025, from 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET

Speakers

The Current Adolescent’s Diet 
Carol Byrd-Bredbenner, PhD, RD, FAND
Distinguished Professor of Nutritional Sciences and Director of the Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and member of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee 

State of the Evidence on Adolescent Health and Nutrition: Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee 
Deanna M. Hoelscher, PhD, RD, LD, CNS, FISBNPA
John P. McGovern Professor in Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, founding Director of the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, and Associate Regional Dean for Research, UT Health Houston School of Public Health and member of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee 

What’s Needed in Future Adolescent Nutrition Research? 
Cheryl Anderson, PhD, MPH, MS
Professor and Dean, University of California, San Diego, Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, Hood Family Endowed Dean's Chair of Public Health and member of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

Moderator

Sarah Booth, PhD
Director, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University
Chair, 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee 

Learning Objectives

1. Understand the current state of the evidence on adolescent health and nutrition, based on the recent 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee review of the evidence
2. Understand the current diet of most adolescents
3. Understand what topics and areas need to be covered in future adolescent nutrition research

New! Tip Sheet Now Available for Download

Access our new tip sheet exploring the Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC). Our tip sheet will help you: Understand key themes Learn how to design your research to align with 2025 DGAC recommendations Explore new focus areas emphasized by the 2025 DGAC Click the picture to view or download the Tip Sheet!