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the official food pyramid.
Not exact matches
When federal
officials unveiled the new
food pyramid in April, Dr. Donald Hensrud and his colleagues at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., breathed a sigh of relief.
Agriculture Department
officials had similar ambitions in 1992 when they unveiled the
food pyramid along with a 32 - page booklet of more detailed nutrition advice.
When USDA
officials unveil their new
food guidance program in the next few days, it will include an updated symbol to replace the
pyramid although USDA
officials are mum on its design.
Officials at USDA expect the final Dietary Guidelines for Americans and an updated version of the
food pyramid to be released early next year.
Through the USDA
food pyramid and
official dietary guidelines, the US government promotes a diet containing no more than 30 percent of calories as fat, with no more than 10 percent of calories as saturated fat.