<s>
MyPyramid	B-Application
,	O
released	O
by	O
the	O
USDA	O
Center	O
for	O
Nutrition	O
Policy	O
and	O
Promotion	O
on	O
April	O
19	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
was	O
an	O
update	O
on	O
the	O
earlier	O
American	O
food	B-Application
guide	I-Application
pyramid	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
MyPyramid	B-Application
food	O
guidance	O
system	O
,	O
consumers	O
were	O
asked	O
to	O
visit	O
the	O
MyPyramid	B-Application
website	O
for	O
personalized	O
nutrition	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Significant	O
changes	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
food	B-Application
pyramid	I-Application
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
MyPyramid	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
educate	O
consumers	O
about	O
a	O
lifestyle	O
consistent	O
with	O
the	O
January	O
2005	O
Dietary	O
Guidelines	O
for	O
Americans	O
,	O
an	O
80-page	O
document	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MyPyramid	B-Application
contained	O
eight	O
divisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
left	O
to	O
right	O
on	O
the	O
pyramid	B-Algorithm
are	O
a	O
person	O
and	O
six	O
food	O
groups	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Physical	O
activity	O
,	O
represented	O
by	O
a	O
person	O
climbing	O
steps	O
on	O
the	O
pyramid	B-Algorithm
,	O
to	O
illustrate	O
moderate	O
physical	O
activity	O
every	O
day	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
usual	O
activity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
USDA	O
encoded	O
six	O
themes	O
into	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
MyPyramid	B-Application
icon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
USDA	O
,	O
MyPyramid	B-Application
incorporated	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Personalization	O
,	O
demonstrated	O
by	O
the	O
MyPyramid	B-Application
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
find	O
a	O
personalized	O
recommendation	O
of	O
the	O
kinds	O
and	O
amounts	O
of	O
food	O
to	O
eat	O
each	O
day	O
,	O
individuals	O
were	O
instructed	O
to	O
visit	O
MyPyramid.gov	B-Application
(	O
now	O
defunct	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Variety	O
,	O
symbolized	O
by	O
the	O
six	O
color	O
bands	O
representing	O
the	O
five	O
food	O
groups	O
of	O
MyPyramid	B-Application
and	O
oils	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
the	O
food	B-Application
guide	I-Application
pyramid	I-Application
,	O
no	O
foods	O
are	O
pictured	O
on	O
the	O
MyPyramid	B-Application
logo	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
logo	O
emphasizes	O
physical	O
activity	O
by	O
showing	O
a	O
person	O
climbing	O
steps	O
on	O
the	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
pyramid	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
MyPyramid	B-Application
was	O
intentionally	O
made	O
simpler	O
than	O
the	O
food	B-Application
guide	I-Application
pyramid	I-Application
after	O
several	O
USDA	O
studies	O
indicated	O
that	O
consumers	O
widely	O
misunderstood	O
the	O
original	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
food	B-Application
guide	I-Application
pyramid	I-Application
gave	O
recommendations	O
measured	O
in	O
serving	O
sizes	O
,	O
which	O
some	O
people	O
found	O
confusing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MyPyramid	B-Application
gives	O
its	O
recommendations	O
in	O
common	O
household	O
measures	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
cups	O
,	O
ounces	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
measures	O
that	O
may	O
be	O
easier	O
to	O
understand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
food	B-Application
guide	I-Application
pyramid	I-Application
gave	O
a	O
single	O
set	O
of	O
specific	O
recommendations	O
for	O
all	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
MyPyramid	B-Application
has	O
12	O
sets	O
of	O
possible	O
recommendations	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
appropriate	O
guide	O
for	O
an	O
individual	O
selected	O
based	O
on	O
sex	O
,	O
age	O
group	O
,	O
and	O
activity	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
nutritionists	O
and	O
critics	O
found	O
MyPyramid	B-Application
overly	O
complicated	O
and	O
difficult	O
or	O
impossible	O
to	O
teach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2005	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
child-friendly	O
version	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
food	B-Application
pyramid	I-Application
graphic	O
and	O
food	O
guidance	O
system	O
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
research	O
process	O
and	O
results	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
MyPyramid	B-Application
Food	O
Guidance	O
System	O
was	O
documented	O
in	O
a	O
supplemental	O
issue	O
of	O
the	O
Journal	O
of	O
Nutrition	O
Education	O
and	O
Behavior	O
published	O
in	O
November/December	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
