The Agriculture Department's old triangle was replaced by 12 new ones, each tailored to a different lifestyle or nutritional need.

The food pyramid, that triangle shaped guide to healthy eating, has been in existence since 1960s. But according to Dr. Eric Braverman, director of the Place for Achieving Total Health ...

The food pyramid that represented a healthy diet for almost 20 years now gives way to a food plate, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today. First lady Michelle Obama, Surgeon General ...

Eric Hentges, head of Nutrition Policy for the Department of Agriculture, says another problem is that most of us eat much bigger servings of each food group than the pyramid recommends.

The old single, triangle-shaped pyramid had a horizontal presentation of food categories that many found confusing. Exercise is key to the new system.

The impetus: Over the past decade, coinciding with the release of the carb-friendly Food Guide Pyramid, we've gotten fatter than ever.

A food industry group beat the government to the punch: Weekly Reader newspaper delivered its own kids' pyramid curriculum, sponsored by the Grocery Manufacturers Association, to thousands of ...

The pyramid, which features vertical, colored bands symbolizing the various food groups, is based on the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, released in January.

Helms, whose company includes the superfood in their Matcha Mint Chip smoothie, explains that while its anti-inflammatory and protein-packed benefits are impressive, Moringa won’t be the be-all ...

But though the food pyramid is met with wide recognition by most Americans, some nutrition experts believe that it does too little to cut down on obesity.