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Eating Habits In The U.S. – Changes And Consequences

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This U.S. government report highlights facts about nutrition and economics with respect to eating habits, including a discussion of demographics and other variables.

In-depth U.S. government report that emphasizes nutrition, but also covers the economic cost of poor eating habits, trends in the U.S. food supply, food advertising, and perceptions of healthy eating.

This comprehensive government report discusses the:

  1. High costs of poor eating patterns in the U.S.
  2. Dietary recommendations and how they changed over time
  3. Comparison of current diet with guidelines
  4. Comparison of U.S. food supply with food pyramid recommendations
  5. Provision of a healthy eating index
  6. Food advertising & various related aspects
  7. U.S. demographics
  8. The effect of government policies and regulations, and
  9. Healthy eating trends
External Link:
https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/pub-details/?pubi...
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Citations:

Elizabeth Frazao (editor), U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service

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Animals Used for Food Animal Law Attitudes Behavior Change English Human Health Psychology Humans

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