Re: Food Pyramid versus MyPlate

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Frank,

You should contact Isabel Meirelles (she might be reading us), her
presentation "Health Information: A Critique of the US 2005 Food Pyramid
Graphic=94
(*Information Design Conference 2007*. Organized by the UK Information
Design Association. London, March 29=9630)
will be useful.

Visit Isabel=B4s web site http://isabelmeirelles.com/?page_id=3D2

Jos=E9.



On 3 June 2011 00:15, Frank Marchak <[email protected]> wrote:

>  Greetings.
>
> The United States Department of Agriculture has replaced the Food Pyramid
> =96 used to guide healthy food choices =96 with MyPlate (*
> www.choosemyplate.gov* <http://www.choosemyplate.gov>).
>
> While some criticisms of the original pyramid still remain with the new
> design (e.g., presented only in English, takes no account of level of
> exercise), this is the first change since the pyramid replaced an equal
> quadrant square graphic developed in the 1980s.
>
> I have my own opinions of the new approach, but wanted to query the caf=
=E9to get the
> views of other members. Does this design present a less complicated
> approach that can be understood by a wider audience? Can people more
> readily comprehend a pie chart approach versus a pyramidal representation=
? Does
> the plate better reflect new findings in nutrition (e.g., perhaps
> carbohydrates should not form the base of a balanced diet)? Are circles
> better received than triangles?
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Regards,
>
> Frank
>
> --------------------------------------
>
> Frank M. Marchak, Ph.D.
>
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>
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>
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>
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>
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>
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*Jos=E9 Marconi Bezerra de Souza (PhD, 2008)*
Consultor em design da informa=E7=E3o e professor do Mestrado e Gradua=E7=
=E3o de
Design da UFPR
*Information design consultant  and university lecturer (Brazil)
PhD **- Department of Typography & Graphic Communication, The University of
Reading (UK, 2008)*
*Master of Arts - **Department of Three-Dimensional Design, The Birmingham
City University (UK, 1992)*

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Frank,<br><br>You should contact Isabel Meirelles (she might be reading us)=
, her presentation &quot;Health=20
Information: A Critique of the US 2005 Food Pyramid Graphic=94 <br>(<strong=
>Information Design Conference 2007</strong>. Organized by the
 UK Information Design Association. London, March 29=9630)<br>will be usefu=
l.<br><br>Visit Isabel=B4s web site <a href=3D"http://isabelmeirelles.com/?=
page_id=3D2">http://isabelmeirelles.com/?page_id=3D2</a><br><br>Jos=E9.<br>=
<br><br>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 3 June 2011 00:15, Frank Marchak <span di=
r=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&=
gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 =
0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">







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<p dir=3D"LTR"><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">Greetings.</font=
></span></p>

<p dir=3D"LTR"><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">The United State=
s Department of Agriculture has replaced the Food Pyramid</font></span><spa=
n lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">=96</font></span><span lang=3D"en-=
us"><font face=3D"Calibri"> used to guide healthy food ch</font></span><spa=
n lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">oices</font></span><span lang=3D"en=
-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">=96</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font fa=
ce=3D"Calibri"> with MyPlate (</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><a =
href=3D"http://www.choosemyplate.gov" target=3D"_blank"><span lang=3D"en-us=
"><u><font color=3D"#0000FF" face=3D"Calibri">www.choosemyplate.gov</font><=
/u></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span></a><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=
=3D"Calibri">)</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">.</=
font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> </span></p>


<p dir=3D"LTR"><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">While</font></sp=
an><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">s</font></span><span lang=
=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">ome</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <f=
ont face=3D"Calibri">criticisms</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font fac=
e=3D"Calibri"> of the original</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font fac=
e=3D"Calibri">pyramid</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calib=
ri"></font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">still remain=
</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">with the new des=
ign</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">(</font></spa=
n><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">e.g.,</font></span><span lang=
=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">presented only in English, takes no acco=
unt of level of exercise)</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"C=
alibri">,</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri"></font><=
/span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">this is the first change=
 since t</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">he pyrami=
d replace</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">d</font>=
</span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri"></font></span><span lang=
=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">a</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><fon=
t face=3D"Calibri">n equal quadrant square graphic developed in the 1980s.<=
/font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> </span></p>


<p dir=3D"LTR"><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">I have my own</f=
ont></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">opinions</font></sp=
an><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri"> o</font></span><span lang=
=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">f</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <fon=
t face=3D"Calibri">the new approach, bu</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><=
font face=3D"Calibri">t wanted</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=
=3D"Calibri"> to query the</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D=
"Calibri">caf=E9</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri"> =
to get the</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">views<=
/font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri"> of other</font></=
span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri"> members</font></span><spa=
n lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">.</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"=
><font face=3D"Calibri"></font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"C=
alibri">Does this</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri"=
>design</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">present a=
 less complicated approach that</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font fa=
ce=3D"Calibri">can</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri"=
> be understood by a</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibr=
i"> wider audience? Can people more readily comprehend a pie chart approach=
 versus a pyramidal</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibr=
i">representation?</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri=
">Does the plate better reflect new findings in</font></span><span lang=3D"=
en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">nutrition</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us">=
<font face=3D"Calibri"> (e.g.,</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font fac=
e=3D"Calibri">perhaps carbohydrates should not form the base of a balanced =
diet)?</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri"> Are circle=
s better recei</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">ved=
 than</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">triangle</f=
ont></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">s?</font></span><spa=
n lang=3D"en-us"></span></p>


<p dir=3D"LTR"><span lang=3D"en-us"></span></p>

<p dir=3D"LTR"><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">Thoughts?</font>=
</span></p>

<p dir=3D"LTR"><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">Regards,</font><=
/span></p>

<p dir=3D"LTR"><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">Frank</font></sp=
an><span lang=3D"en-us"></span></p>

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n lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri" size=3D"2">------------------------=
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n lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri" size=3D=
"2">Frank M. Marchak, Ph.D.</font></span></p>

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200"><br><b>Jos=E9 Marconi Bezerra de Souza (PhD, 2008)</b><br><font size=
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ua=E7=E3o de Design da UFPR<br>
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