Food pyramid.(Shorts)

From: Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients | Date: December 1, 2004| Author: Klotter, Jule | Copyright information

Every five years the US Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services choose a panel of scientists, responsible for determining national dietary guidelines. These guidelines dictate the content of food labels, school lunch programs, and the government's dietary education program, including its food pyramid. In late August 2004, the 13-member panel released its recommendations amid a flurry of news reports charging unprecedented bias toward the food industry. According to...

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