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 ...

Cereal box readers likely recognize the Food Guide Pyramid, a graphic designed by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) as an easy-to-follow guide to healthy eating. The pyramid's designers thought ...

The federal government last week unveiled a new food chart, called MyPyramid, designed to guide Americans in making healthier choices about what to eat. Coming at a time of mounting concern about ...

April 19, 2005 - Federal officials unveiled new dietary recommendations today, updating the widely known - but mostly ignored - Food Guide Pyramid for the first time in 13 years. Officials say they ...

Are you working hard to lose weight and get healthy – but not seeing results? Well, listen up: It’s not your fault. The problem could be the old advice you’re still following. For years, the food ...

Here’s a quick quiz: What took the place of the food pyramid, the government guide to healthy eating that stood for nearly 20 years? If you’re stumped, you’re not alone. More than a decade after ...

Homing in on the junk-food pyramid to rank its most harmful members, researchers from Virginia Tech have discovered that ...

Last week, on Thursday morning, MyPlate arrived on the table, the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) official pie chart resembling replacement icon to the food pyramid you might be ...

The Agriculture Department says "My Plate," its new healthy eating symbol, aims to show that nutrition doesn't have to be complicated. "My Plate" — a simple circle divided into quadrants that contain ...

Most of us know Lucky Charms are magically delicious. But did the federal government say the breakfast cereal is healthier than steak? Some people on social media claim a new federal food pyramid says ...