MIAMI — Alarmed by the high rate of obesity among Hispanics, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a Spanish translation Wednesday of the food pyramid, the government's guide to good nutrition.
"MiPiramide: Pasos Hacia Una Mejor Salud" is the counterpart to the USDA's "MyPyramid: Steps to a Healthier You." Among other things, "grains" have become "granos," and "meat and beans" are "carnes y frijoles" on the diagram.
The nation's Hispanic population is booming, and almost three out of every four Hispanic adults are overweight, according to a 2002 report in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Two out of three U.S. adults overall are overweight.
The government unveiled "MyPyramid" in April, overhauling the food pyramid first introduced in 1992. A USDA spokeswoman said the 1992 food pyramid was translated into Spanish at the time.
