TIME has reached out to both departments about the potential return of the food pyramid. Unnamed sources told Bloomberg that ...

Every five years, the United States Drug Administration (USDA) collaborates with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to update the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. In 1992, these ...

WASHINGTON -- The government on Wednesday urged most Americans to eat fewer calories and exercise 30 to 90 minutes a day, updating guidelines that advised people to lose weight but gave few specifics ...

The government's famous food pyramid may be getting a face-lift. Since its release a decade ago, the Food Guide Pyramid has become the nation's primary teacher about nutrition. Children learn about it ...

Concerned about steadily expanding waistlines, the government sacked its one-size-fits-all food pyramid yesterday in favor of a dozen different guides geared to individual nutritional needs and ...

Those and other suggestions come from people who responded to the government's request for ideas on how to update the 12-year-old Food Guide Pyramid. Since the Agriculture Department's notice went out ...

While the country is experiencing a case of low-carbohydrate fever, dietary experts are working to write the best prescription for the nation's nutrition. By congressional mandate, the U.S. Dietary ...

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Since the government’s request earlier this month for ideas on how to update the Food Guide Pyramid, letters from the public have poured in, many including hand-drawn sketches. One ...

Q. I want to try your anti-inflammatory diet, but I'm not sure how many servings of each type of food are desirable. Can you provide specific instructions? A. Your question is very timely, because I ...

Even with the vast number of dietary options, many nutritionists advocate following the federal government's food pyramid -- although today's version differs greatly from what consumers once learned.

Cereal box readers likely recognize the Food Guide Pyramid, a graphic designed by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) as an easy-to-follow guide to healthy eating. The pyramid's designers thought ...