Originally Posted by
bikebreak
The USDA pyramid states "6-11 servings bread, cereal, rice, pasta group" and the myplate just says "grains". Is that cereal Wheaties or frosted flakes? whole wheat pasta and brown rice or white? Raw or refined grains? It doesn't tell us.
Do people follow the food pyramid? Hard to say, but the USDA research shows that between the 1970s and 1990s Americans ate less fats and more carbs, less whole milk and more lowfat or skim, slightly more fruits and vegetables, less eggs.
http://naldc.nal.usda.gov/download/29140/PDF
So someone was listening.
The less fats and more carbs, low fat dairy, and less eggs seems to be the problem here... the increase in beverage consumption during this period has also been rather shocking as it seems lots of people have been drinking their calories.