FoodReview: The Diet Quality Balancing Act

Rosanna Mentzer Morrison, Economics editor

FoodReview No. (FR-21-2) May 1999

About this magazine

In the United States, high intakes of fat and saturated fat, and low intakes of calcium and fiber-containing foods such as whole grains, vegetables, and fruits, are associated with several chronic health conditions. In particular, scientists suggest that improved diets could prevent a significant proportion of heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis-related hip fractures, and neural-tube birth defects. A 1993 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association estimated that 14 percent of all deaths in the United States could be attributed to poor diets and/or sedentary lifestyles.

In this report ...

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• Frontmatter (Upfront, Contents), 37 kb
• Popularity of Dining Out Presents Barrier to Dietary Improvements, 69 kb
• Prices and Incomes Affect Nutrients Consumed, 37 kb
• Matching Perception and Reality in Our Diets, 39 kb
• Unlocking the Mystery Between Nutrition Knowledge and Diet Quality, 50 kb
• Milk and Milk Products: Their Importance in the American Diet, 62 kb
• Food Companies Spread Nutrition Information Through Advertising and Labels, 44 kb
• Advertising's Influence: The Case of Dairy Products, 28 kb

• Entire issue, 264 kb

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Updated date: May 1999