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There are several well known food pyramids that are supposed to suggests the types and frequencies of foods that should be enjoyed for health. Food pyramids give a proportional representation as to the volume (by servings, or calories, or daily/weekly) of food from each of the various food groups a person should aim to eat, starting at the base that represents the majority of food to be eaten and progressing to the apex with the smallest area containing foods to be consumed sparingly. Food pyramids are simple messages on healthy eating aimed at the general public. Food plates are touted as an improvement over the food pyramid concept because plates are supposedly easier for non-readers to understand. The plate became the new USDA icon following criticism by the food industry and others of its original USDA food pyramid and revisions that followed. The USDA’s pyramids were criticized by nutritionists for being too heavily influenced by the meat and dairy industries and scientifically outdated. Others attacked the pyramids for being vague and confusing.<ref>Samuel J Biondo, Jack and Jill Spratt's Amazing Journey to Healthful Eating: An Explorer's Guide to Delicious Plant Based Diet Styles, Chapter 5, January 15, 2016, ISBN: 978-0692612729</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:45, 23 March 2016
Food pyramid may refer to:
- One of many different but similar nutrition guides in the form of a pyramid used around the world, for example:
- A graphic representation of a food chain, sometimes also called an "ecological pyramid" or "trophic pyramid".
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There are several well known food pyramids that are supposed to suggests the types and frequencies of foods that should be enjoyed for health. Food pyramids give a proportional representation as to the volume (by servings, or calories, or daily/weekly) of food from each of the various food groups a person should aim to eat, starting at the base that represents the majority of food to be eaten and progressing to the apex with the smallest area containing foods to be consumed sparingly. Food pyramids are simple messages on healthy eating aimed at the general public. Food plates are touted as an improvement over the food pyramid concept because plates are supposedly easier for non-readers to understand. The plate became the new USDA icon following criticism by the food industry and others of its original USDA food pyramid and revisions that followed. The USDA’s pyramids were criticized by nutritionists for being too heavily influenced by the meat and dairy industries and scientifically outdated. Others attacked the pyramids for being vague and confusing.[1]
- ^ Samuel J Biondo, Jack and Jill Spratt's Amazing Journey to Healthful Eating: An Explorer's Guide to Delicious Plant Based Diet Styles, Chapter 5, January 15, 2016, ISBN: 978-0692612729