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.
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