> 6-8 ounces per day is less than the average American consumes (average daily American consumes ~12 ounces/day) I believe the median is going to be more like

> 6-8 ounces per day is less than the average American consumes (average daily American consumes ~12 ounces/day) I believe the median is going to be more like 6-8oz. In other studies I've come across it has been observed that a relatively small percentage of the US population (15%?) has meat consumption that greatly outsizes the typical American, which skews the results. Apparently there is a significant sub-population of Americans that get most of their calories from meat.