Food Guide Pyramid Under Revision

The US Department of Agriculture's Food Guide Pyramid, a visual representation of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans is currently under revision. As the nation struggles with obesity, some believe that it's time for changes to this widely-used nutrition education tool.

Read all about the proposed revisions, comments, and other background information: [click here] 

Listen to a nutrition symposium hosted (9/9/03) by the Harvard School of Public Health focusing on the necessity of revisions to the original pyramid designed in 1992.  The Healthier Food Guide Pyramid:  From Science to Practice.