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saalaayesterday at 9:52 PM1 replyview on HN

To me, the actual food pyramid picture from that campaign conveys the wrong idea, to the point that it's in fact detrimental.


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ceejayozyesterday at 9:56 PM

Yes; that's why the Obama administration changed it in 2011 to be a plate instead of a pyramid.

https://letsmove.obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/letsmove...

https://www.myplate.gov/eat-healthy/what-is-myplate

(To much wailing and gnashing of teeth from the Right at the time; https://www.heritage.org/education/commentary/michelle-obama...)