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• DIET GUIDES AND NUTRITION TOOLS
• The USDA introduces the "Basic 7" food guide, aimed at maintaining nutrition standards during the wartime period of food rationing


  1943
• HSPH researchers condense the Basic 7 food groups into a Basic Four, which the USDA subsequently adopts


  1955
• HSPH professor Mark Hegsted helps map out the Dietary Goals for the United States, providing the basis for the 1979 Hassle-Free Daily Food Guide


  1977
• The USDA unveils MyPyramid, with vertical wedges representing the food groups, and a figure scaling a set of stairs along its side to represent the importance of physical activity

  2005
• HSPH responds to the confusing new USDA pyramid with the Healthy Eating Pyramid, grounded in the best available scientific evidence about the links between diet and health

  2005
• The USDA's original food pyramid, from 1992 to 2005. Called as the food guide pyramid or eating right pyramid. Used as representation of the optimal number of servings to be eaten each day from each of the basic food groups
• The USDA's MyPlate is released, replacing two decades of pyramids with a simpler approach representing an actual meal

  2011
• HSPH's Healthy Eating Plate corrects key flaws in MyPlate by focusing on whole grains, healthy proteins and oils, and vegetables other than potatoes. The red running figure is a reminder to stay active

  2011
• The PCRM submitted their proposed power plate focusing on whole grains, vegetables, fruits, and legumes as dietary staples to replace the food guide pyramid

  2009
• Figure 2.0.3: Dietary Guidelines for Americans. A revised Dietary Guidelines for Americans was released in 2015. Relationship between energy balance and body fat storage. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2015-2020 recommends reducing intake of sodium (salt), added sugars (e.g., cookies), and refined grains (e.g., white bread). Reducing alcohol intake (e.g., beer) is a strategy that adults can use to reduce calorie consumption
• History


  • First dietary recommendations issued by USDA in 1894
  • "Basic Four" popular from the 1950s through 1970s
  • Dietary Guidelines for Americans developed in 1980
  • Food Guide Pyramid introduced in 1990s
  • MyPlate
• MyPlate


  • Introduced in 2011
  • USDA's icon and primary food group symbol
• MyPlate conveys key messages

  • Enjoy food but eat less
  • Avoid oversized portions
  • Make half your plate fruits and vegetables
  • Drink water instead of sugary drinks
  • Switch to fat-free or low-fat milk
  • Compare sodium in foods
  • Make at least half your grains whole grains
• Global differences in environment, culture, socioeconomics, and behavior create significant differences in the foods that make up our diets
• Despite this, dietary guidelines from one country to the next show surprising similarities. Whether a country has only 3 guidelines or as many as 23, all share similar basic recommendations
• Dietary guidelines


  • Japanese dietary guidelines use a spinning top
  • United States uses a plate
  • Canada uses a rainbow
  • Mexico and most European countries use a circular form
• Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide

  • Health Canada responsible for helping Canadians maintain and improve health
  • "Rainbow" places foods into four groups: Vegetables and Fruit, Grain Products, Milk and Alternates, and Meat and Alternates
• FOOD PATTERNS
• BASIC NUTRITION
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