Hello everyone I have two questions for nutrition course and

4- The USDA Food Pyramid is a frequent target for criticism by nutritionists and health advocates. Critique two elements of the design or implementation of the USDA Food Pyramid as a medium for providing dietary advice to the public. 5- Both low and high alcohol intakes are associated with increased mortality, in other words, a plot of all- cause mortality (y-axis) versus alcohol consumption (x-axis) yields a U-shaped curve. Briefly explain why.

Solution

Firstly, we are supposed to answer a single question the 1st one not 2 of them.Therfore please post the second question separately.

The USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) food pyramid is a nutrition guide created and published in 1992 by the USDA. The pyramid gave recommendations as to how much of each of the four main food categories an individual should consume each day.The four main food categories are -

The USDA food pyramid has been in criticism in recent years.The reasons of criticism are -

It is recommendation to consume three glasses of milk or any other dairy product each day to prevent osteoporosis(weak and brittle bones) but nowadays consuming dairy products in excess is considered to increase the risk of ovarian and prostrate cancer.