2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Published

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) jointly publish the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (Dietary Guidelines) every 5 years. They have stuck to the usual guidelines except for this glaring difference which has folks up in arms:

Previously, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommended that cholesterol intake be limited to no more than 300 mg/day. The 2015 DGAC will not bring forward this recommendation because available evidence shows no appreciable relationship between consumption of dietary
cholesterol and serum cholesterol, consistent with the conclusions of the AHA/ACC report.

Cholesterol is not a nutrient of concern for overconsumption.

Sodium remains on the list of nutrients of concern for overconsumption. On the opposite front, these are the Nutrients of Concern for Underconsumption:
Vitamin D
Calcium
Potassium
Fiber
Iron

Interestingly, Abdominal obesity rates are highest in individuals ages 60 years and older, and are higher in women than men at all ages. In men, abdominal obesity rates are slightly higher among non-Hispanic whites than Mexican Americans or African Americans. In women, abdominal obesity rates are lower in non-Hispanic whites than in Mexican Americans or African Americans.

Abdominal obesity, as measured by waist circumference (WC), and defined as WC more than 102 cm in men and more than 88 cm in women.