The Department of Agriculture has turned the familiar food pyramid upside down, significantly revising the dietary guidelines used by schools, federal nutrition programs, and millions of Americans.
In fact, the old food pyramid had been phased out in the early 2000s in favor of a dinner plate illustration. But the triangular illustration of a balanced diet, with carbohydrate-heavy breads and grains at the base, tapering to meats, dairy products, and saturated fats at the top, lingered in the public consciousness.
The new illustration, released on Jan. 7, more or less inverts the structure.
“These new guidelines are informed by the best and most reliable research on health and nutrition, particularly as it relates to the role of our diets in the prevalence of chronic disease in the country,” Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kenney Jr. said while presenting the new dietary guidelines alongside Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins….
What to Know About the New ‘Upside Down’ Food Pyramid
