What Went Wrong: The Food Pyramid

In a world where everyone is looking for the perfect diet - trying to find the balance between nutrition and practicality, it's important to make sure we don't lose sight of another key aspect: individuality. Accepting that the same diet plan will not work for everyone. Today I wanted to take a step back in time and analyze the most famous attempt at standardizing nutrition: its strengths, its shortcomings and most importantly what we can learn from it. Let's break down what went wrong with The Food Pyramid

Introduction - 0:00
History of the Food Pyramid - 1:15
Obesity Statistics - 4:18
What Went Right - 5:30
What Went Wrong: Nutrient Clarity - 7:47
What Went Wrong: Servings - 8:21
What Went Wrong: Protein - 8:57
What Went Wrong: Fat - 9:44
What Went Wrong: Micronutrients - 12:01
What Went Wrong: Carbohydrates - 12:30
Outro - 14:09

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