Word: pyramidal
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...rely entirely on our vehicle's hardware, however. In addition to frequent rations (steadfastly inverting the FDA nutrition pyramid), Nancy employs a clever bag of goodies to keep the peace. About a month before our trip, she begins collecting small toys and games--a deck of cards here, a cache of toy soldiers there--and wraps them as presents to dole out whenever backseat warfare appears imminent. We're going retro this year with Viewmaster reels, portable Parchesi, Mr. Potato Head and other childhood relics that our digitized kids find oddly intriguing...
There "seem to be entry level jobs or more senior jobs...more senior than people can get when they reach the point of being promoted," Buell says. "It's not that there are zero positions but the shape of the chart looks more like an hourglass than a pyramid...
When the first food pyramid--an easy-to-digest graphical hierarchy of what we should be eating--was introduced in 1992, it seemed broad enough to cover everyone. Since then, however, variations have proliferated: pyramids just for children, for vegetarians, Southerners, Native Americans, Italians, Chinese, Indians, Mexicans and so on. Dietitians have created for us a virtual Nile Valley of nutrition...
...most surprising recommendation in the new pyramid is the use of vitamin and mineral supplements, a departure from the doctrine that healthy people should get all they require from a well-balanced diet. Dr. Robert Russell, one of the Tufts authors, observes how difficult it is to get enough of some vitamins from the most conscientious diet. "Vitamin E in high dosages may help prevent some cancers and cardiovascular disease," he says. "To get that much from your diet, you'd have to consume 1 1/2 quarts of olive...
...pyramid for older people is slimmer than that for the young, reflecting the need for fewer calories, not fewer nutrients. Because his metabolism is slower, a 50-year-old man requires fewer calories to hold his weight at, say, 170 lbs. than he did when he was 30, even though he continues to exercise at the same pace. Eight glasses of water or other fluids (except alcohol and caffeine) make up the base of the new pyramid. Younger adults need the same amount, but they don't have to be told to drink. Thirst tells them. As people age, though...