Food Guide Pyramid, MyPyramid and MyPlate: Useful at All for Nutrition?
1992 USDA Food Guide Pyramid To help the public better understand a healthy diet, and to make health-conscious food choices,
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food pyramid
Portion Distortion – I Don’t Eat that Much, Honest!!
Weight management will ultimately boil down to energy balance. In other words ‘kcal in’ vs. ‘kcal out’; if there is
Read more My Plate Replaces Your Food Pyramid?
In recent news, My Plate has supplanted the old Food Pyramid by the U.S Department of Agriculture. The 19-year-old Food
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans
The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans were just released. Here are the highlights: Balancing Calories • Enjoy your food, but eat
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