{"id":518307,"date":"2022-11-30T05:21:10","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T02:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/myplate-few-americans-know-or-heed-u-s-nutrition-guide\/"},"modified":"2022-11-30T05:21:10","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T02:21:10","slug":"myplate-few-americans-know-or-heed-u-s-nutrition-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/myplate-few-americans-know-or-heed-u-s-nutrition-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"#MyPlate? Few Americans know or heed U.S. nutrition guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2ee7bacb490\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2ee7bacb490\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/myplate-few-americans-know-or-heed-u-s-nutrition-guide\/#MyPlate_Few_Americans_know_or_heed_US_nutrition_guide\" >MyPlate? Few Americans know or heed U.S. nutrition guide<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MyPlate_Few_Americans_know_or_heed_US_nutrition_guide\"><\/span>MyPlate? Few Americans know or heed U.S. nutrition guide<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>Here\u2019s a quick quiz: What replaced the food pyramid, the government guide to healthy eating that stood for nearly 20 years?<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re stumped, you\u2019re not alone.<\/p>\n<p>More than a decade after Agriculture Department officials ditched the pyramid, few Americans have heard of MyPlate, a dinner plate-shaped logo that emphasizes fruits and vegetables.<\/p>\n<p>Only about 25% of adults were aware of MyPlate \u2013 and less than 10% had attempted to use the guidance, according to a study <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/data\/nhsr\/nhsr178.pdf\" data-ylk=\"slk:released Tuesday\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">released Tuesday<\/a> by the National Center for Health Statistics. Those figures for 2017-2020 showed only slight improvement from a similar survey done a few years earlier.<\/p>\n<p>That means that the Obama administration program that costs about $3 million a year hasn\u2019t reached most Americans, even as diet-related diseases such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease have continued to rise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is currently the primary education tool that communicates guidelines for Americans,\u201d said the study&#8217;s lead author, Edwina Wambogo, a nutrition epidemiologist at the agency. \u201cMyPlate should be doing a little bit better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The results are hardly surprising, said Marion Nestle, a food policy expert.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy would anyone expect otherwise?\u201d she said in an email. \u201cMyPlate never came with an education campaign, is old hat by now, only dealt with healthy foods, said nothing about unhealthy foods and is so far from what Americans actually eat as to seem unattainable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A top USDA official said the agency&#8217;s proposed fiscal year 2023 budget seeks an increase from $3 million to $10 million a year to bolster the MyPlate campaign by extending its reach and making recipes and other materials more culturally relevant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe absolutely want to make sure that MyPlate and other critical tools are in the hands of more people,\u201d said Stacy Dean, deputy undersecretary for food, nutrition and consumer services.<\/p>\n<p>The new study found that people who rated their diet as excellent, very good or good were far more likely to have heard of MyPlate than those who said their diet was fair or poor. Of those who&#8217;d heard of the plan, about one-third tried to follow it, the study found.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/health-healthy-eating-a9f5cd19e17f4c2794e7355325c76d07\" data-ylk=\"slk:MyPlate was introduced in 2011\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">MyPlate was introduced in 2011<\/a> with high-profile support from former first lady Michelle Obama, who made healthy eating and exercise her focus.<\/p>\n<p>It uses a dinner plate with four colored sections for fruit, vegetables, grain and protein, with a smaller circle for dairy products, such as low-fat milk or yogurt. It encouraged Americans to make half of their meals fruits and vegetables in what was promoted as a fast, easily accessible format.<\/p>\n<p>But the guide left out crucial details, said Dr. Vijaya Surampudi, a nutrition specialist at the University of California, Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t differentiate between starchy vegetables and non-starchy vegetables,\u201d she said. \u201cThere\u2019s no fats on there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nor does MyPlate acknowledge that vegetables, grains and dairy foods also contain protein, Nestle added.<\/p>\n<p>MyPlate replaced the USDA\u2019s food pyramid, which was in use from 1992 to 2011. Although it was recognized by generations of schoolkids, nutritionists were critical of the pyramid for promoting too many carbohydrates through grains and cutting back on fats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t the best set of recommendations on so many levels,\u201d Surampudi said. \u201cOur rates of diabetes didn\u2019t go down. Our rates of obesity didn\u2019t go down. It went up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new study called for research into why some groups are less likely to be aware of and follow government guidance \u2013 and how best to reach those with poor diets.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s tricky, Surampudi said. In <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>, people know now that they should eat more fruits and vegetables. Beyond that, the message gets muddled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe minute it gets a little confusing, people shut down,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press Health and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a> Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute\u2019s Department of Science Education. 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