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The article mentions a 0.8% decline in protein concentration. That seems negligibly low. Does such a small variance really matter to foods? The interesting par
by brodney 12y ago
The article mentions a 0.8% decline in protein concentration. That seems negligibly low. Does such a small variance really matter to foods?
The interesting part seems to be the increase in carbs/fats at 8% over the same 35 years.
- weld 12y agoPeople are eating more, hence the 8% increase in carb/fat consumption. But since they are actually getting a hair less protein it means people must be eating food with less protein in it on average.
- hyperpape 12y agoI think the point is that protein concentration is staying almost constant but people are achieving it by eating more over all.
- a3n 12y agos/concentration/consumption/ Protein consumption is staying constant, because concentration has dropped, and people eat more total food to bring total protein back up. Acc to the article. Which is a win/win for industrial food. The article says industry is incented to replace protein with cheaper fat and sugar. So a volume of food sold costs less to produce. And then people turn around and eat/buy even more, to make up for the lower protein concentration. I sometimes feel played.
- fragsworth 12y agoYou could interpret the comment as protein concentration in humans stays constant.
- hyperpape 12y agoYeah, silly typo.