Food Availability (Per Capita) Data System: Related Links

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The links below provide more information on food availability, nutrient availability, and loss-adjusted food availability data and analysis.

Food Availability

Articles and data in Amber Waves:

• ERS Food Availability Data Under Revision
  
  
• Will 2005 Be the Year of the Whole Grain?
  
  
• Chicken Consumption Continues Longrun Rise
  
  
• Americans' Whole Grain Consumption Below Guidelines
  
  
• Redesigned Food Consumption Data System
  
  
• Measuring America's Cheese Consumption
  
  
• Trends in U.S. Per Capita Consumption of Dairy Products, 1909 to 2001
  
  
• Cheese Consumption Continues to Rise
  
  
• Estimating Consumption of Caloric Sweeteners
  
  
• Estimating Per Capita Domestic Use of Head Lettuce
  
  

Reports:

• U.S. Per Capita Food Supply Trends: More Calories, Refined Carbohydrates, and Fats
  
  
• Food Consumption, Prices, and Expenditures, 1970-97
  
  
• Per Capita Food Supply Trends: Progress Toward Dietary Guidelines
  
  
• Profiling Food Consumption in America (in Agriculture Fact Book, 2001-2002)
  
  
• A Dietary Assessment of the U.S. Food Supply: Comparing Per Capita Food Consumption with Food Guide Pyramid Serving Recommendations
  
  
• Weights, Measures, and Conversion Factors for Agricultural Commodities and Their Products
  
  
• Imports' Share of U.S. Diet Rises in Late 1990's
  
  
• Major Trends in U.S. Food Supply, 1909-99
  
  
• U.S. Food Supply Providing More Food and Calories
  
  
• Trends in the U.S. Food Supply, 1970-97 (in America's Eating Habits: Changes and Consequences)
  
  
• Milk and Milk Products: Their Importance in the American Diet

Nutrient Availability

• Nutrient Content of the U.S. Food Supply, 1909-2000
  
  
• Food Consumption, Prices, and Expenditures, 1970-97
  
  
• Interactive Nutrient Content of the U.S. Food Supply
  

• USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Nutrient Data Laboratory

Loss-Adjusted Food Availability

Articles and data in Amber Waves:

• Added Fats and Oils Provide More Calories Per Day for the Average American Than Any Other Food Group
  
  
• While Americans are Switching to Lower Fat Milks…They Are Increasing their Use of Cheese
  
  
• U.S. Food Consumption Up 16 Percent Since 1970
  

Reports:

• Possible Implications for U.S. Agriculture from Adoption of Select Dietary Guidelines
  
  
• A Dietary Assessment of the U.S. Food Supply: Comparing Per Capita Food Consumption with Food Guide Pyramid Serving Recommendations
  
  
• Estimating and Addressing America's Food Losses
  
  
• Per Capita Food Supply Trends: Progress Toward Dietary Guidelines
  
  
• Moving Toward the Food Guide Pyramid: Implications for U.S. Agriculture
  
  
• The Food Guide Pyramid, Home and Garden Bulletin Number 252
  
  
• USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Nutrient Data Laboratory