History of food groups, food pyramids, and food guides: A world view

Tweet 2 Email Report Photo 1 of 10 1902. Wilbur Olin Atwater publishes first dietary guidelines on behalf of USDA subcommittee. He stressed the importance of a "cheap and efficient diet that included more proteins, beans, and vegetables, and to limit the intake of fat, sugar and other starchy carbohydrates." http://www.healthy-eating-politics.com/usda-food-pyramid.html1917. First official USDA food guide. https://teach.lanecc.edu/naylore/225Lectures/02A/L2A.html1943.National Wartime Nutrition Guide, revised 1946 as the National Nutrition Guide. This guide offered 7 food groups which supported the RDA requirements: 1. Milk and milk products 2....