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USDA Releases 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines

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State & Regulatory Affairs Manager

Pete Johnson serves as the State & Regulatory Affairs Manager for the Brewers Association (BA). He joined the BA at its inception in 2005, having previously worked as Programs Director for the Brewers Association of America. Before coming to the small brewing industry in 2001, Pete worked for 14 years with both state and federal elected officials in Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.

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The U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) have published Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025. Published every five years, the guidelines purport to provide science-based recommendations designed to foster healthy dietary patterns for Americans of all ages. There have been no changes to the recommendation for alcohol consumption in this latest edition: two drinks or less in a day for men and one drink or less in a day for women.

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Link to author biography
State & Regulatory Affairs Manager

Pete Johnson serves as the State & Regulatory Affairs Manager for the Brewers Association (BA). He joined the BA at its inception in 2005, having previously worked as Programs Director for the Brewers Association of America. Before coming to the small brewing industry in 2001, Pete worked for 14 years with both state and federal elected officials in Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.

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