Michael Wolraich: The USDA tried to change the way people eat their food. He says focus groups and research came up with muddy results. In 1992, a new graphic was created that showed more of some foods than others. "It's like fake process for like a little bit of PR," he says.
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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