Gordon: Darwin’s pyramid
I memorized the Food Pyramid in middle school. I studied it on cereal boxes, tater-tot packets and Wonder Bread wrappers. It told me to eat six to 11 servings of starch a day. It told me to make fruits, vegetables, dairy and protein part of any balanced diet. USE SPARINGLY, it warned, that titillating, forbidden zenith of fats, oils and sweets.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture created the Food Pyramid in 1991. Some physicians protested that meat, dairy and grain were dubious food groups. The USDA ignored them. Some animal product lobbyists complained that the Food Pyramid would...
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