Previous research on the USDA Dietary Guidelines has focused on their historical or scientific value but few have examined their ability to communicate. This project studies how the discourse of the American Dietary Guidelines and how Alternative Food Pyramids have become significant tools in communicating the nuances of the guidelines. From this analysis, recommendations were made to update the food guide pyramid to reflect the complex messages and audiences for which it is intended, avoid language that creates correlations between recommendations and results and shift the voice of authority back to health professionals.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Hanifen, Rebecca

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 04D243M

Advisor

• Smith, Ruth L.
• Demetry, Chrysanthe

Year

• 2004

Date created

• 2004-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Biology & Biotechnology

Rights statement

• In Copyright