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MyPyramid.gov: Terrorism alert system for hungry people

Political cartoonist Mike Mikula pokes fun at MyPyramid.gov, comparing it to a "terrorism alert system for hungry people".

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Source:  CNN

Jay Leno rips on MyPyramid.gov

Jay Leno is the latest person to rip on MyPyramid.gov, first by saying sarcastically that the last food pyramid, issued in 1992, "obviously did America a lot of good."  He then said the result is that "Many Americans now look like pyramids: narrow at the top and wide at the bottom."

ThisIsBroken.com calls MyPyramid.gov "broken"

Mark Hurst from ThisIsBroken.com, a leading site pointing out things that are "broken", concludes that MyPyramid.gov is "broken".  He says that asking everyone to go through an interactive exercise is a bit much.

MyPyramid.gov dogged by Daily Show

Last night Daily Show with John Stewart mocked MyPyramid.gov.

Yahoo agrees that MyPyramid.gov is confusing

In today's Yahoo Buzz, Yahoo calls the USDA's new MyPyramid.gov "Puzzling Pyraminds of Food" (in Yahoo Buzz).  Here's what else they had to say:

12 new food pyramids to pick from? BMI calculators? An obesity controversy? No question about it -- this is a confusing time to try to get healthy.

MyPyramid.gov

The USDA released new dietary guidelines via MyPyramid.gov.  The idea is that they now have 12 different pyramids, supposedly something for everyone.  My initial perception is that this will be too confusing.  Upon visiting their site, they offer customized plans, but the site was so busy today that it wouldn't allow me to access that feature.