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Dec 13, 2016 · Broadly speaking, we eat a lot more than we used to: The average American consumed 2,481 calories a day in 2010, about 23% more than in 1970. That’s more than most adults need to maintain their current weight, according to the Mayo Clinic’s calorie calculator.
- Drew Desilver
Jan 13, 2022 · We reviewed data on the American diet from 1800 to 2019. Methods: We examined food availability and estimated consumption data from 1800 to 2019 using historical sources from the federal government and additional public data sources. Results: Processed and ultra-processed foods increased from <5 to >60% of foods.
- 10.3389/fnut.2021.748847
- 2021
- Front Nutr. 2021; 8: 748847.
May 11, 2015 · (So much Jell-O. So much canned food.) But you can quantify those differences more precisely using data from the USDA. Below, in one giant chart, we have compiled how Americans’ eating patterns...
- Danielle Kurtzleben
Jun 24, 2015 · Turtles, beavers and eel were once beloved staples of the continental diet. What happened? Li Zhou. June 24, 2015. The American Plate. There have always been food trends, says Libby O’Connell,...
Dec 1, 2016 · At a time when many Americans have become increasingly enamored with eating, or more precisely with the experience of eating, food has offered historians a novel opportunity to travel and to tell more nuanced, complete, and accurate stories about the United States and its food past.
- Mark Padoongpatt
- 2016
Jun 9, 2014 · By 1994, all states had data, and the worst were 19 percent obese. And by 2010, 12 states reported that they were at least 30 percent obese. That's a doubling over the course of this GIF.
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Apr 7, 2018 · Dietary guidance from the federal government in the earlier part of the 20th century encouraged food safety and safe storage of foods and the importance of diet in the prevention of disease. In the mid-20th century, dietary guidance focused on the groups or categories of foods to consume.
