Pyramid Scheme
January 20, 2006
This week, the USDA said it would tweak its new food pyramid to include warnings about mercury in fish. If you didn’t notice, you’re probably not alone, because the latest pyramid design is entirely Internet-based. As NYU nutritionist Marion Nestle told Brooke last year when the new design was unveiled, without the Web it doesn’t communicate much at all -- except a long history of food industry influence.
