food-pyramid

What started as rumors and quickly became headlines has become clear: The reign of the beloved, if controversial, Food Pyramid has officially ended. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced that a new “food icon” would replace the existing version of the Food Pyramid, 2005’s MyPyramid. But for most of us, by far the most…

The US Food Pyramid may be dead, but many countries around the world still look to the pyramid to convey nutritional advice for its citizens. Americans now can get used to the new MyPlate design — which is similar to Spain, Australia and Britain's, by the way — but in China, Poland, and elsewhere, we've…