Modified Food Guide Pyramid for People over Seventy Years of Age

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Abstract
The second edition of The Dietary Guidelines for Americanswas published in 1990 as a joint effort of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Dietary Guidelines for Americans 1990.Based on the Dietary Guidelines,a Food Guide Pyramid was constructed for educational purposes (The Food Guide Pyramid 1992). The principles underlying the Dietary Guidelines and Food Guide Pyramid hold for Americans of all ages above 2 y. However, a modification of the recommendations within the Food Guide Pyramid seems appropriate for use in educating healthy, active people above the age of 70 y to optimize their nutrient intake patterns consistent with the changes in nutrient and energy needs of older individual (Fig. 1).