{"id":3125,"date":"2014-01-24T11:17:02","date_gmt":"2014-01-24T19:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paradiseacupuncture.com\/blog\/?p=3125"},"modified":"2014-01-23T17:18:25","modified_gmt":"2014-01-24T01:18:25","slug":"usda-statistics-show-americans-not-following-usda-dietary-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paradiseacupuncture.com\/blog\/usda-statistics-show-americans-not-following-usda-dietary-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Research:  USDA Statistics Show Americans Not Following USDA Dietary Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Article summarizing research done by the USDA&#8217;s Economic Research Service on USDA recommended <em>Dietary Guidelines<\/em>: <br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/ers.usda.gov\/amber-waves\/2013-february\/americans-food-choices-at-home-and-away.aspx#.UuG39PuIblZ\">Americans\u2019 Food Choices at Home and Away: How Do They Compare With Recommendations?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nThe <em><strong>Highlights<\/strong><\/em> summarize this research:<br \/>\n-Grocery purchase data reveal that consumers underspend on fruits, vegetables, and whole grains and overspend on refined grains, fats, and sugars\/sweets, compared with USDA food plan recommendations, a pattern that showed little change from 1998 to 2006.<br \/>\n-Food consumption data point to an even bigger challenge to improving diet quality: away-from-home foods now account for one-third of daily caloric intake, and they are not as healthful as at-home foods.<br \/>\n-New Government and private industry initiatives to make food labels and point-of-purchase information more relevant, understandable, and motivating may help consumers choose more healthful foods.<\/p>\n<p>Sample data from the article about this research:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/paradiseacupuncture.com\/docs\/USDAChart.png?w=695&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"USDA Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/paradiseacupuncture.com\/docs\/USDAChart2.png?w=695&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"USDA Chart 2\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article summarizing research done by the USDA&#8217;s Economic Research Service on USDA recommended Dietary Guidelines: Americans\u2019 Food Choices at Home and Away: How Do They Compare With Recommendations? 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