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New U.S. Dietary Guidelines Limit Sugar and Salt but Have One Disturbing Omission
January 8, 2016
Despite hints to the contrary, the 2016 federal dietary guidelines do not include any overt limitations of meat or encouragements…
June 25, 2011
The Environmental Working Group released its 2011 Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen lists of the most and least pesticide-laden fruits…
June 7, 2011
The USDA eliminated the food pyramid and rolled our a new guide: The colored plate. How does it measure up?
June 1, 2011
More often than not, food comes on a plate, not a pyramid. The Obama administration agrees with this logic and…
February 22, 2007
Scientists link food pyramid changes to declining nutrients in fresh produce. Since the birth of agriculture, farmers have typically measured…