
Kay Corriere, MS, RD, LD, is an instructor at the APUS Department of Hospitality Management-School of Business. She has extensive experience in government, regulations and professional organizations.
The new Recommended Dietary Intake (RDI) guidelines are in response to Americans being more overweight than 20 years ago. As a point of reference, these new guidelines are the first revision since 1998. This is not more government regulation.