Editing Human nutrition (section)

=== Government policies ===
[[File:MyPlate Game.jpg|thumb|MyPlate Game]]
[[Canada's Food Guide]] is an example of a government-run nutrition program. Produced by [[Health Canada]], the guide advises food quantities, provides education on balanced nutrition, and promotes physical activity in accordance with government-mandated nutrient needs. Like other nutrition programs around the world, Canada's Food Guide divides nutrition into four main food groups: vegetables and fruit, grain products, milk and alternatives, and meat and alternatives.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170612160554/http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/index-eng.php Canada's Food Guide]. Health Canada</ref> Unlike its American counterpart, the Canadian guide references and provides alternative to meat and dairy, which can be attributed to the growing [[vegan]] and [[vegetarian]] movements.

In the US, nutritional standards and recommendations are established jointly by the [[USDA|US Department of Agriculture]] and [[United States Department of Health and Human Services|US Department of Health and Human Services]] (HHS) and these recommendations are published as the [[Dietary Guidelines for Americans]]. Dietary and physical activity guidelines from the USDA are presented in the concept of [[MyPlate]], which superseded the [[MyPyramid|food pyramid]], which replaced the [[Four Food Groups]]. The Senate committee currently responsible for oversight of the USDA is the ''Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee''. Committee hearings are often televised on [[C-SPAN]]. The U.S. HHS provides a sample week-long menu that fulfills the nutritional recommendations of the government.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080308032337/http://www.mypyramid.gov/downloads/sample_menu.pdf Sample Menus for a 2000 Calorie Food Pattern]. mypyramid.gov</ref>