Hidden in the middle of a news story I found this interesting sentence, "Current government dietary guidelines recommend that 45 % to 65% of daily calories come from carbohydrates. An updated USDA pyramid is slated for release in 2005."

How many revisions is this of the food pyramid? At least the 3rd that I can remember.

Sometimes people send me comments asking what I think about one of the other popular diets, or whether I think they could combine another diet with the BTD. To me the big difference between the BTD and all the other diet plans (South Beach, Adkins, Pritican, Weight Watchers, etc, etc) is that all the others assume that people are all the same. The food lists are the same, the exercise requirements are the same. When I look around I can see for myself that that is simply not true. Some people feel great as vegetarians; other people get sick. Some people thrive on red meat, other people get sick. Some people love aerobic exercise, some people do better stretching. The BTD not only explains the differences, but it helps you identify which plan will really work for you.

If there was a "one size fits all" diet that really worked, ask yourself why they need another revision to the food pyramid.