Two of Cornell's leading nutrition experts, Tom Brenna and David R. Just, appeared in Washington, D.C. March 18, 2015 to discuss an extensive proposed rewrite of the federal government's official Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which are updated every five years. National Public Radio correspondent Allison Aubrey moderated the panel. The event was part of Inside Cornell, a series of public policy roundtables for journalists.
Tom Brenna, professor of human nutrition, food science and technology, served as a member of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. David R. Just is the director of the Cornell Center for Behavioral Economics in Child Nutrition Programs and a professor in the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management.