The food guide pyramid, informally known as the food pyramid, and formally titled the Improved American Food Guide Pyramid is a historical nutrition guide published in 1992 by the USDA to replace the earlier food groups classification system. The food guide pyramid suggested optimal nutrition guidelines for each food category, per day, using a mnemonic graphic of a pyramid with horizontal dividing lines, to represent suggested percentages of the daily diet for each food group. The food guide pyramid was superseded by the current USDA nutrition advisory program titled "MyPyramid" in April 2005.

Diet Guidelines:The following guidelines assume that you don't have special physical needs which may be unrelated to Diabetes.***For example, if you have kidney problems, you may have to limit the amount of protein in your diet.***In any case, always seek the advice of your doctor, registered nutritionist or dietician before initiating any...

Recent laboratory tests performed for The New York Times found so much mercury in tuna sushi that a regular diet of even two or three pieces a week at some restaurants could be a health hazard for the average adult, based on guidelines set out by the Environmental Protection Agency. Eight of the 44 pieces of sushi The Times purchased from local...

Do you feel your busy schedule doesn't allow you to follow healthy eating guidelines? Do you seem to have less control over your food choices at social occasions? Help is on the way. It is possible to diet in all social situations. But remember, no one can do it for you; you must do it for yourself.

The following guidelines are recommended for cancer prevention.

Two of the most frequently asked questions from dieters are:"How big should my food portions be?""How many calories should I eat each day in order to lose weight fast?"Many fad diets have attempted to set calorie guidelines which are based on "bodyweight & height" (and sometimes they factor in "activity level" also).Most weight loss