I agree that quoting anything from the government is like walking through a mine field.

The food pyramid guide is from the US Dept. of Agriculture, not the US Food and Drug Administration, but that doesn't matter much. The FDA approved the cholesterol lowering drug Baycor which killed 50 people before being pulled off the market by the manufacturer, not the FDA. The aftermath killed another 50 people in the last report I read. The FDA also approved the diet drug Phen Fen which damaged the heart valves of two people which I know personally. Silicon breast implant are another disaster among the hundreds.

I wish I hadn't quoted from the FDA since they are more of a negative than a helpful resource.

Kent