Word: pyramidally
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...really fair to blame the food pyramid that was retired last week for the millions of Americans who became obese since it was introduced in 1992. But the original pyramid--on which the federal school-meal program was based--certainly played a part. Not only was it confusing, measuring food in inscrutable serving sizes, but it led millions of Americans down the doughnut path, recommending the intake of large quantities of carbohydrates without distinguishing between whole grains, which are good for you, and highly refined carbs that you might as well apply directly to the hips...
...interested to see what the USDA would come up with after four years of deliberation and food-industry lobbying, not to mention $2.4 million taxpayer dollars. The result is not so much a pyramid as a trapezoid, with a cute little staircase running up the side to represent exercise and a vertical striped color scheme that's about as useful as an amber terror alert...
...once you get past the trapezoid, the so-called Food Guidance System is an improvement over the old pyramid. It replaces a one-size-fits-all meal plan with 12 different plans. To get to the information, however, it helps to have access to the Internet and to go to mypyramid.gov when it isn't overwhelmed by visitors. I gave it a try last week. I entered my age, sex and exercise level and after about 10 minutes was rewarded with a recommended diet, measured helpfully in ounces and cups, that seemed tailor-made for me. I was less impressed...
...such quantities. "One of the biggest problems is it doesn't clearly say 'eat less,'" says Margo Wootan of the Center for Science in the Public Interest. It also says nothing about salt, saturated fat or cholesterol. Nor does the USDA have a budget to promote its new pyramid. Instead, it is relying on word of mouth from doctors and nutritionists, and marketing campaigns paid for by the food industry. --With reporting by Shahreen Abedin/New York...
DIED. William Pereira, 76, master architect and planner who designed the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, San Francisco's Transamerica Corp. pyramid and the city of Irvine in Orange County, Calif.; of heart disease; in Los Angeles. Pereira, who tried to encourage style and balance in sprawling Southern California, once said, "We have come to accept with enthusiasm the unprofessional, unappreciative, unskillful butchery of the land that goes under the name of planning...