Why Americans are fat, and why fad diets and new guidelines won't help.

I recently saw that the United States Department of Agriculture, with the help of First Lady Michelle Obama, released a new dietary guide to replace the time honored Food Pyramid.

Behold the new: My Plate.

I find it very interesting that Federal Government once again has totally missed the issue here.

If fancy diagrams and information could cure the nation's obesity we would already be there.