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New U.S. Dietary Guidelines Limit Sugar and Salt but Have One Disturbing Omission
September 10, 2024
Despite hints to the contrary, the 2016 federal dietary guidelines do not include any overt limitations of meat or encouragements…
September 10, 2024
The Environmental Working Group released its 2011 Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen lists of the most and least pesticide-laden fruits…
September 10, 2024
The USDA eliminated the food pyramid and rolled our a new guide: The colored plate. How does it measure up?
September 10, 2024
More often than not, food comes on a plate, not a pyramid. The Obama administration agrees with this logic and…
September 10, 2024
Scientists link food pyramid changes to declining nutrients in fresh produce. Since the birth of agriculture, farmers have typically measured…