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The problem with this type of study is that it averages all Americans together. I haven't looked in details at the graphs, but let's assume they show that noth
by dudul 10y ago
The problem with this type of study is that it averages all Americans together. I haven't looked in details at the graphs, but let's assume they show that nothing has really changed in 30 years. What does it mean? Maybe all Americans have kept their diet the same, but maybe some people started making a lot of effort to eat better (the ones with the awareness, the will and the means to do so), while others started eating very un-healthy food.
- brianwawok 10y agoIt is still a useful metric. If we show Diabetes rate has doubled in the past 30 years, and the consumption of something (Cheese?) has tripled in the past 30 years, it may be worth doing a study on the effects of cheese on health. Note I didn't say immediately blame cheese for obesity like the news would...
- maxerickson 10y agoConsumption has increased across categories. http://www.usda.gov/factbook/chapter2.pdf http://www.usda.gov/factbook/chapter2.pdf Oils, grains and sugars are the big ones.