Appendix G-6: Summary of Recommendations From Written Public
Comments The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC)
accepted public comments in written form throughout its charter;
a total of 435 submissions were received. Many submissions
contained information for consideration, but not specific
recommendations. A total of 377 submissions with recommendations
for the Committee were received. Although only those submissions
with recommendations received before May 12, 2004, are
summarized here, the Committee members were provided with copies
of all public comments through August 10, 2004. Written public
comments were received from individuals, interest groups,
industry, academia, and state and Federal Government agencies.
Of these 377 submissions, 172 were copies of a form letter (or
slight variations on the form letter language) from the Dr.
Joseph Mercola's No-Grain Diet Web site. Some individuals
presented public comments as oral testimony during the January
28–29, 2004, meeting of the Committee. These