Latin Food Pyramid Takes on a Spanish Accent

While the U.S. nutrition and food community was buzzing about the U.S. Department of Agriculture's new food pyramid, unveiled last month in Washington, D.C., participants in an international scientific conference in Mexico City were talking about another food pyramid -- one that has more resonance for Hispanic Americans.

The need to reach out to urbanized Latino families was one of the pivotal themes of the Mexico City conference. Hispanic-Americans, particularly Mexicans in border towns, have higher risks of chronic health problems such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease than the non-Hispanic white population. A major culprit is the abandonment of traditional eating patterns in favor of calorie-laden, American-style processed foods. (taken from ADA interent news letter) To learn more go to summit