Every five years, USDA comes with new dietary guidelines. By the end of the year, they will change the food pyramid again, explains Dr. Richard Besser.
This is the old food pyramid from 1992, which can still be found on some food packaging:
It changed in 2005 to include more vegetables and milk:
Image via WikipediaHow the newest food pyramid will look like?
New diet recommendations are aimed at fighting obesity:
- Cutting calories from solid fats and added sugar from 35% to only 5-15%.
- Cutting salt intake by 1/3.
- Veggies!
- Veggies!
- Veggies!
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