Agriculture Undersecretary Nancy Johner Tuesday announced the appointment of Dr. Brian Wansink, currently a professor and the director of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab in the Department of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University, in Ithaca, N.Y.
At the Agriculture Department's CNPP, Wansink will oversee planning, development and review of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the food pyramid, as well as programs such as the Healthy Eating Index, the USDA Food Plans, the Nutrient Content of the U.S. Food Supply and the cost of raising a child, the USDA said in a news release.