The Food Pyramid has served as one of the key tools in designing a balanced meal plan for many years now. If you don't want to get into the intricacies of how an ideal diet plan should look like, ...

Every five years, the United States Drug Administration (USDA) collaborates with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to update the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. In 1992, these ...

Speculation is that dinner plate will take over for decades-old pyramid. June 1, 2011— -- The nearly 20-year-old representation of a healthy diet is about to give way to a new symbol: on Thursday ...

Most Americans are familiar with the "food pyramid" — a diagram developed by the United States Department of Agriculture and touted as a tool for helping people track their food intake. The USDA ...

Step aside, pyramid. Make way for the plate. The USDA is unveiling its new and improved nutrition guidelines graphic. Its designed to help consumers better visualize what it means to eat healthier.

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS in Ireland have been using the “food pyramid” as the basis for healthy eating advice for nearly 20 years. The pyramid is a visual aid which converts scientific knowledge into ...

Federal officials are replacing the food pyramid with a full plate — and while experts say that the new approach is an imperfect solution, it’s a vast improvement on the much-maligned My Pyramid. At a ...

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Pulses Australia hopes a new food pyramid which features grain pulses twice will aid its efforts to boost consumption. Nutrition Australia unveiled the new food pyramid on Tuesday. It is based off ...