The USDA Pyramid places fat at the top, to be consumed in very limited quantities, but not all fats are the same. Saturated fats - from meat and dairy foods - can contribute to the development of ...

Professor Lichtenstein describes the food pyramid as a "dowdy old lady that needs to be reassessed." ... which in a way contradicts the message at the top of the chart "Fats, Oils, ...

If you grew up in the '90s, you remember the Food Pyramid. It's now outdated, but why hasn't the USDA provided better health ...

At the top are foods that should be eaten only sparingly: fats, oils and sweets. Dr. Walter Willett of the Harvard School of Public Health says the pyramid needs a radical overhaul.

This pyramid recommends that the bulk of one's diet should consist of healthy fats (liquid vegetable oils such as olive, canola, soy, corn, sunflower and peanut) and healthy carbohydrates (whole ...

Other fats--polyunsaturated and mono-unsaturated vegetable oils and certain fish oils--don’t seem to have those harmful effects, and some seem, in fact, to be protective.

On the tails of the high-carb, low-fat advice of the 90s came the boom of “low-fat” snacks as food producers attempted to capitalize on the growing nutrition advice.

Here's a suggestion: Spend 10 minutes a day exploring one part of the pyramid at www.Mypyramid.gov. After a week, you'll have covered the five food groups, physical activity and oils/discretionary ...