The pyramid fails to distinguish between a plateful of pasta and bowl of whole grain oats. Some scientists think that a diet high in refined grain foods like white rice, potatoes, and products made ...

A balanced diet is one of if not the most effective way to manage blood sugar. For people living with diabetes, it's recommended to avoid added sugars, refined grains and processed foods. One ...

Every five years, members of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) offer recommendations for how the Health and Human Services Department and the USDA should update dietary guidelines such ...

Peak nutrition. The familiar food guide pyramid, introduced in 1992, is under scrutiny by experts who are asking if the basic shape should stay the same, be remodeled or scrapped altogether.

That means that the Obama administration program that costs about $3 million a year hasn’t reached most Americans, even as diet-related diseases such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease have ...

A balanced diet is one of if not the most effective way to manage blood sugar. For people living with diabetes, it’s recommended to avoid added sugars, refined grains and processed foods. One ...