USDA Food Pyramid - "based on out-of-date science and influenced by people with business interests in their messages"

The text of this post is taken directly from the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health.

Use a food pyramid that’s actually based on the latest and best science.

What-should-you-eat pyramid

According to the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health, "we can’t look at a pyramid these days without thinking of food and healthy eating. There was the U.S. government’s Food Guide Pyramid, followed by its replacement, My Pyramid, which was basically the same thing, just pitched on its side. The problem was that these efforts, while generally well intentioned, have been quite flawed at actually showing people what makes up a healthy diet. Why? Their recommendations have often been based on out-of-date science and influenced by people with business interests in their messages."

The web page continues, "but, there’s a better alternative: the Healthy Eating Pyramid, built by the faculty in the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health."

The text of this post was taken directly from the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health web page at Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health