The US government is mulling alterations to the Food Guide Pyramid on the basis that a large number of Americans do not understand it, and are notably not following its recommendations with regard to ...

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 ...

Portion and serving size are not synonyms, although many of us think of them as such. Because the words are used interchangeably we have become less accurate in judging just how much food we do eat ...

Healthy portion sizes are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, "but of course everybody needs different amounts of calories," Burak says. The latest food portion sizes from the USDA come packaged at three ...

Many people think of a serving as the amount of food dished up on a plate or served at a restaurant. Not so. Look at a potato. It can be smaller than a golf ball or nearly as large as a Nerf football.

"A lot of people have trouble with serving sizes," said Aaron Trujillo, an Arizona State University senior who works on nutrition with some members of the YMCA. "Your standard bagel at Bagel Nosh is ...

TIME has reached out to both departments about the potential return of the food pyramid. Unnamed sources told Bloomberg that the visual is expected to focus on protein and whole foods, which Kennedy ...

MyPlate replaced the food pyramid. It comes from the U.S. government as a way to picture what to put on your plate. The beauty of MyPlate is in using a plate icon to "measure" the relative portion ...

If you have type 2 diabetes, your blood sugar reacts to foods in different ways, depending on what and how much you eat. Here’s what you need to know about serving sizes and portions. Portions and ...