In 1977, Congress decides that nutrition research needs to have like a permanent and lasting home in the US government. There are two agencies in contention: One is the US Department of Agriculture, the USDA,. The other is the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, which is now HHS. A big interagency fight.
In the 1990s, the Food Pyramid was one of the most recognizable symbols in nutrition education. But where did it come from? Why was it created by the agriculture department? And why did it tell us to eat a whole loaf of bread every day?
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