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Protein too. Americans used to consume considerably more animal protein, especially red meat. For example the typical Union Civil War field ration included 20 o
by User23 5y ago
Protein too. Americans used to consume considerably more animal protein, especially red meat. For example the typical Union Civil War field ration included 20 ounces of meat. I don’t have any non military data, but I’d bet that the rations were modeled on the civilian diet.
- mmcgaha 5y agoYeah but that was for guys marching 10-20 miles per day.
- adrianN 5y agoField rations are hardly representative of normal diets. Meat consumption has gone up since we invented industrialized meat farming, because meat got so much cheaper.
- ramblenode 5y ago> Americans used to consume considerably more animal protein, especially red meat. This is not true. Per capita meat consumption has increased over the last century, with red meat consumption peaking in the 1970s. It looks like total meat consumption has increased about 40% since the early 1900s. [0] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3045642/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3045642/ [1] https://www.thedailymeal.com/how-american-diet-has-evolved-over-past-century/42314 https://www.thedailymeal.com/how-american-diet-has-evolved-o...
- User23 5y agoIf you're going to falsify my claim that 19th century Americans ate more protein and red meat, you may want to find some sources that aren't talking about the 20th century.