A Jan. 15 Food article should have described olive oil and canola oil as high in mono-unsaturated fats. (Published 1/16/03) uppose you started the year determined to eat more healthfully but ...

By Anne Harding. New York - Fitness experts have given a familiar physical activity guide for kids a splashy new look and a new name. They're hoping that MyActivity Pyramid, redesigned to match ...

The new icon is based on the 2005 Dietary Guidelines jointly issued in January by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to wide acclaim.

The Physical Activity Pyramid is a useful model for illustrating how each type of activity contributes to the development of health, wellness, and physical fitness.

The icon, which replaces a food pyramid from 1992, aims to be more flexible than its predecessor. ... to eat less salt, and to engage in regular physical activity.

The food pyramid was created to show people how to eat a “balanced” diet. At the bottom, it recommended eating 6 to 11 servings of grains each day – like bread, pasta, rice and cereal.

The beauty of a pyramid is that it is a complete workout with warm-up, max-out and cooldown built into its multiple-set structure. However, I still recommend people do a light jog or bike for 5-10 ...