chapter 20 moving toward the food guide pyramid implications for us agriculture c edwin young and linda scott kantor many consumers health officials have looked to agricultural industries with their capacity manipulate quantity nutrient content of foods offered in marketplace help con sumers improve diets this quantifies some potential adjustments production trade nonfood uses prices that might occur as average diet moves dietary recommendations specified introduction recent studies show differ considerably from federal outlined guidelines americans see chapters 3 4 5 these differences are quite large groups oth ers which consumption trends right direction growth rates far short those needed meet within 10 years frazao allshouse 1996