Results 1 to 8 of 8

Thread: Americans Are Finally Eating Less

  1. #1

    Americans Are Finally Eating Less

    They track what we eat...

    After decades of worsening diets and sharp increases in obesity, Americans’ eating habits have begun changing for the better.

    Calories consumed daily by the typical American adult, which peaked around 2003, are in the midst of their first sustained decline since federal statistics began to track the subject, more than 40 years ago. The number of calories that the average American child takes in daily has fallen even more — by at least 9 percent.

    The declines cut across most major demographic groups — including higher- and lower-income families, and blacks and whites — though they vary somewhat by group.

    In the most striking shift, the amount of full-calorie soda drunk by the average American has dropped 25 percent since the late 1990s.

    As calorie consumption has declined, obesity rates appear to have stopped rising for adults and school-aged children and have come down for the youngest children, suggesting the calorie reductions are making a difference.

    The reversal appears to stem from people’s growing realization that they were harming their health by eating and drinking too much. The awareness began to build in the late 1990s, thanks to a burst of scientific research about the costs of obesity, and to public health campaigns in recent years.

    The encouraging data does not mean an end to the obesity epidemic: More than a third of American adults are still considered obese, putting them at increased risk of diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Americans are still eating far too few fruits and vegetables and far too much junk food, even if they are eating somewhat less of it, experts say.

    But the changes in eating habits suggest that what once seemed an inexorable decline in health may finally be changing course. Since the mid-1970s, when American eating habits began to rapidly change, calorie consumption had been on a near-steady incline.

    “I think people are hearing the message, and diet is slowly improving,” said Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, the dean of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University.

    Barry Popkin, a University of North Carolina professor who has studied food data extensively, described the development as a “turning point.

    There is no perfect way to measure American calorie consumption. But three large sources of data about diet all point in the same direction. Detailed daily food diaries tracked by government researchers, data from food bar codes and estimates of food production all show reductions in the calories consumed by the average American since the early 2000s. Those signals, along with the flattening of the national obesity rate, have convinced many public health researchers that the changes are meaningful.

    ...
    http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/25/up...abt=0002&abg=0
    Quote Originally Posted by Ron Paul View Post
    The intellectual battle for liberty can appear to be a lonely one at times. However, the numbers are not as important as the principles that we hold. Leonard Read always taught that "it's not a numbers game, but an ideological game." That's why it's important to continue to provide a principled philosophy as to what the role of government ought to be, despite the numbers that stare us in the face.
    Quote Originally Posted by Origanalist View Post
    This intellectually stimulating conversation is the reason I keep coming here.



  2. Remove this section of ads by registering.
  3. #2
    A hamburger patty, three scrambled eggs and a pile of hash browns in front of me at the moment.
    "The Patriarch"

  4. #3
    Quote Originally Posted by Origanalist View Post
    A hamburger patty, three scrambled eggs and a pile of hash browns in front of me at the moment.
    A cup of coffee and a black banana. I like 'em black; they're sweeter.
    Once ya go black...
    Quote Originally Posted by Ron Paul View Post
    The intellectual battle for liberty can appear to be a lonely one at times. However, the numbers are not as important as the principles that we hold. Leonard Read always taught that "it's not a numbers game, but an ideological game." That's why it's important to continue to provide a principled philosophy as to what the role of government ought to be, despite the numbers that stare us in the face.
    Quote Originally Posted by Origanalist View Post
    This intellectually stimulating conversation is the reason I keep coming here.

  5. #4
    Quote Originally Posted by Suzanimal View Post
    A cup of coffee and a black banana. I like 'em black; they're sweeter.
    Once ya go black...
    Sounds like banana bread material to me.
    "The Patriarch"

  6. #5
    A bad economy will tend to do that.

  7. #6
    Quote Originally Posted by Ronin Truth View Post
    A bad economy will tend to do that.
    yup, so will price hikes and package size reductions

    if you were wondering how mainstream propaganda could spin people starving as a positive, here you go.

  8. #7
    Quote Originally Posted by thoughtomator View Post
    yup, so will price hikes and package size reductions

    if you were wondering how mainstream propaganda could spin people starving as a positive, here you go.
    Sad...truly sad. *sigh*
    “The spirits of darkness are now among us. We have to be on guard so that we may realize what is happening when we encounter them and gain a real idea of where they are to be found. The most dangerous thing you can do in the immediate future will be to give yourself up unconsciously to the influences which are definitely present.” ~ Rudolf Steiner

  9. #8
    Eating less -> drinking more:




  10. Remove this section of ads by registering.


Similar Threads

  1. Eating beef more evil than eating dog meat.......
    By amanbakal74 in forum Peace Through Religion
    Replies: 45
    Last Post: 07-19-2017, 06:08 AM
  2. Eating beef more evil than eating dog meat.......
    By amanbakal74 in forum U.S. Political News
    Replies: 35
    Last Post: 10-21-2014, 08:12 PM
  3. Americans Are Finally Learning About False Flag Terror
    By libertyjam in forum U.S. Political News
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: 12-17-2013, 08:07 AM
  4. Replies: 3
    Last Post: 12-22-2011, 05:40 AM
  5. Replies: 24
    Last Post: 09-11-2009, 04:59 PM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •