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In the 1990s, the Food Pyramid was one of the most recognizable symbols in nutrition education. But where did it come from? Why was it created by the agriculture department? And why did it tell us to eat a whole loaf of bread every day?
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- Anna-Britt Agnsäter
- Rounding Out the Food Pyramid
- Food Lobbies, The Food Pyramid, and US Nutrition Policy
- The Fattening: Reassessing The Food Pyramid
- Catering to Cows and Consumers
- US Drops New Food Chart
- Are Cattlemen Now Guarding the Hen House?
- Testing of the Food Pyramid Comes Full Circle
- Topping the Food Pyramid
- Food Pyramid Replaced By 'MyPlate'
- Is The Food Pyramid Obsolete?
- Coca-Cola Funds Scientists to Shift Blame
- Experts Say Lobbying Skewed the US Dietary Guidelines
- Food Politics
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