The Dietary Guidelines for Americans [589k PDF]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services acknowledge the recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee—the basis for this edition.


USDA Publications
The below Nutrition Insights were published by the USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.  Files sizes range from 16-35k.

Insight No. 28, December 2002: Report Card on the Quality of Americans' Diets 
Insight No. 27, September 2002: Older Americans May Not Drink Enough Water
Insight 26, July 2002: Food Insufficiency and Prevalence of Overweight Among Adult Women
Insight 25, September 2001: Report Card on the Diet Quality of Children Ages 2 to 9
Insight 24, May 2001: Food Trade-offs; choosing how to balance the diet
Insight 23, Dec. 2000: The Role of Nuts in a Healthy Diet
Insight 22, Dec. 2000: Serving Sizes, What's Different and Why?
Insight 21, Oct. 2000: Is Intake of Added Sugars Associated with Diet Quality?
Insight 20, Oct. 2000: Consumption of Food Group Servings: People's Perceptions vs. Reality
Insight 19, June 2000: Beliefs and Attitudes of Americans Towards Their Diet
Insight 18, May 2000: Food Insufficiency and the Nutritional Status of the Elderly Population
Insight 17, April 2000: A Look at the Diet of Pregnant Women
Insight 16, March 2000: Body Mass Index and Health
Insight 15, Dec. 1999: Eating Breakfast Greatly Improves Schoolchildren's Diet Quality
Insight 14, July 1999 [287k]: A Focus on Nutrition for the Elderly:
Insight 13, May 1999: Profile of Overweight Children

Link to the USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion