Food Pyramid Obsolete? A new study in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition calls into question the U.S. government's official dietary rules and suggests the well-known food pyramid is obsolete. Hear NPR's Richard Knox and Marion Nestle of New York University.

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Research Suggests Food Pyramid is Obsolete

November 21, 200212:00 AM ET

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Research Suggests Food Pyramid is Obsolete

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A new study in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition calls into question the U.S. government's official dietary rules and suggests the well-known food pyramid is obsolete. Hear NPR's Richard Knox and Marion Nestle of New York University.