Responding to the nutrition information needs of the nation’s growing Spanish-speaking population, in December 2005 the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a Spanish translation of
MyPyramid, the widely recognized guide to good nutrition.
Two-out-of-three adults in the United States are overweight or obese. The Hispanic population, which accounts for one-out-of-every-seven people in the U.S., is similarly impacted by the obesity epidemic. MiPiramide: Pasos Hacia Una Mejor Salud and its accompanying Spanish language handouts can be accessed at the USDA’s Web site, http://www.mypyramid.gov.
