"MyPlate is used so extensively for nutrition education around the country, and it's a positive promotional message," says Hecht. Hecht, along with Kelly Brownell of Duke University and Barry ...

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EFNEP stands for the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program. It's a USDA program that provides nutrition education to low-income families and youth. The program aims to improve the nutritional ...

“This is currently the primary education tool that communicates guidelines for Americans,” said the study’s lead author, Edwina Wambogo, a nutrition epidemiologist at the agency. “MyPlate ...

“This is currently the primary education tool that communicates guidelines for Americans,” said the study’s lead author, Edwina Wambogo, a nutrition epidemiologist at the agency. “MyPlate ...

“This is currently the primary education tool that communicates guidelines for Americans,” said the study's lead author, Edwina Wambogo, a nutrition epidemiologist at the agency. “MyPlate ...