food pyramid

food pyramid definition - medical

food pyramid

noun
A graphic representation of human nutritional needs in the form of a pyramid, in which foods whose recommended daily intake is highest occupy the wider bottom part and foods whose recommended daily intake is lowest occupy the slender top part.

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