Typical Average American Diet

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Tip 1 - The standard American diet in 3 simple charts

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by josephkjar | permalink

We do a pretty good job eating the recommended amount of potatoes. Other stuff, not so much.
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For further reading: http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2014/01/standard-american-diet-sad-charts ^[1]

Tip 2 - Eating Habits -- A Look At the Average U.S. Diet

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by ryan Sandoval | permalink

Five-star meals and gourmet trends grab our attention, but they rarely figure in the diets of most people in the U.S. See a breakdown of food consumption in the U.S., from popular foods to snacking habits to eating out.

For further reading: http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB112671039063140472 ^[2]

Tip 3 - The American diet in one chart, with lots of fats and sugars

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Luiz De Su 00e 1 | permalink

This is a non-interactive version of the chart. Also check out the interactive version, by Civil Eats and the UC-Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism News21 course.Over on Civil Eats, Andrea Jezo...

For further reading: http://grist.org/industrial-agriculture/2011-04-05-american-diet-one-chart-lots-of-fats-sugars/ ^[3]

Tip 4 - The American Diet

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by fabrice rebois | permalink

Why are the statistics on America’s prevalence of overweight and obesity so dismal? One of the main culprits leading to our obesity epidemic is our diet and the dramatic decrease in the food quality as we went from a nation that relied on procuring food from local farms to one that mass-produces and prepackages.

For further reading: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/food-junkie/201308/the-american-diet ^[4]

Tip 5 - The Typical American Diet | LIVESTRONG.COM

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by deborah du boulay | permalink

The typical American plate is filled with refined grains, foods with added sugar and fats, meat and poultry. Although lack of exercise plays a role, the growing obesity epidemic in the United States has a lot to do with what Americans eat. Not only does the American diet affect weight, but it also increases the risk of chronic illnesses such as...

For further reading: http://www.livestrong.com/article/197885-the-typical-american-diet/ ^[5]