Looking Back at Our Food Consumption Statistically Now Vs Before

      

    During the beginning of the 21st century, Americans have begun to consume more food and several hundred more calories per person per day than did their counterparts in the late 1950s.  What's surprising is that last century was the lowest in calorie consumption ever. The food industry has made it even easier to sell cheaply made food to US citizens targeting to just everyone that sees their advertisement. ERS data suggest that average daily calorie intake increased by 24.5 percent, or about 530 calories, between 1970 and 2000. (USDA). So much of our food and beverages are just full of sugar and calories that it has become a great health concern in the past years. Another concern to think about is that we consume much more refined grain products rather than eating whole grains. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, an astounding 62 percent of adult Americans were overweight in 2000, up from 46 percent in 1980.  Twenty-seven percent of adults were so far overweight that they were classified as obese (at least 30 pounds above their healthy weight)—twice the percentage classified as such in 1960. (USDA)

     A major warning is that even kids are becoming obese at a young age.  33% of kids are struggling with being overweight or being obese. About 2/3 of adults are either overweight or obese. If the obesity rate stays consistent, in the year 2030 more than half of the US population will be obese. (USDA). We aren't eating healthy anymore like we did a century ago. The number of people eating unhealthy foods over organic foods has increased at a alarming rate to the point where even kids started to develop diabetes for how much food they consume. On average, only 2% of all children in the US eat a healthy diet. (unity point). Sadly for those that are obese have a high risk factor to contract heart disease. 

Www.unitypoint.org/blankchildrens/. Blank Children's Hospital, 14 Feb. 2014. Web. 15 Mar. 2016.

2, Chapter. Profiling Food Consumption in America14 | Agriculture Fact Book | Chapter 2 (n.d.): n. pag. Web.

http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/ag-and-food-statistics-charting-the-essentials/food-availability-and-consumption.aspx

Has our greater access to food made human any healthier from now and a 100 years ago

  

     The food that humans consume today has made us unhealthier than what we were 100 years ago. That being said, we have gotten healthier in the medical field. However, our eating habits and food additives have made us obese and more likely to get diabetes. "Feeding practices, genetic and animal management practices, meat handling, and merchandising practices have been modified to improve production efficiency and to respond to consumers' health concerns about dietary fat and red meat."

"During the 20th century, substantial changes occurred in the food available for consumption in the U.S. food supply. Many of these changes are linked to advances in food production and technology, Federal standards for enrichment and fortification, the Federal dietary guidance system, and changing consumer preferences creating demand for nutritionally improved foods."

     Since food has become easier to attain and eat, a great percentage of people would rather choose fast food than buying healthy food in a super market. The reason for that is, buying vegetables, fruits, etc has become a bit more expensive now vs the cheaply made food that contain a high level in fats and calories. This has become a major problem  for the US now reporting that one-third of the US population is obese. Making matters worse, now children can get diabetes which usually adults gotten them but with the cost of chips and beverages, many children couldn't stop consuming it due to ow good it tastes. This is a very disturbing fact about out society. Whats even more disturbing is that 2.8 million people has died for being over weight or obese. This was due to what we consume for an example, McDonald's is one of the leading cause of obesity since food their has become so cheap just as low as a dollar out of your pocket. Some families don't even make dinner at home. Instead they go to fasts foods just to feed their kids with burgers or french fry that contain high levels of trans fat.

   





















States, United, Department Of, Agriculture, and Center For Nutrition. (n.d.): n. pag. USDA. Web.

10 Facts on Obesity." WHO. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2016.


http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/sites/default/files/nutrient_content_of_the_us_food_supply/FoodSupply1909-2000.pdf