Some applauded the personalization of the new Web site, while others thought the highly abstract new pyramid missed an opportunity to provide direct advice on what -- and what not -- to eat.

The analysis of food web properties under different environmental conditions informs us how the ecosystem functions. Here, Tunneyet al. use post-glacial lakes as model ecosystems to show how ...

From pyramid to plate, the nation’s food icon has received a face-lift. The new MyPlate graphic promises to be more user-friendly and is paired with online tools and resources to help Americans ...

The food pyramid is an American icon. But a new Harvard study says people are healthier if they eat fewer carbohydrates and more fat than it recommends. Nutritionists are calling for a new pyramid ...

The coastal bays food web is large and complicated; however, it can basically be thought of as a pyramid shape. At the bottom are the primary producers or autotrophs.

We're all familiar with the food pyramid, the federal government's pictorial guide for nutritional health that showcases the four major food groups in order of importance and proportion. Recently ...

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 ...

Keep the food pyramid but make it more understandable, food industry and consumer group officials told a panel of Agriculture Department officials on Thursday. The department is revising its ...

Craig Ferguson: “The USDA replaced the food pyramid with the ‘food plate.’ After years of the food pyramid, many Americans ended up shaped like pyramids.” ...

Dec. 14 -- SATURDAY, Dec. 13 (HealthDay News) -- A new federal government food pyramid for preschoolers may help parents deal with picky eating problems, especially as youngsters are introduced to ...