How Food Has Changed In 40 Years (part-four)

We're Eating More Food...and More Calories

In 1970, there were 1,675 pounds of food available for every person in the United States to eat. In 2003, it was up to 1,950 pounds. That means an extra 500 calories a day was being produced for every man, woman, and child. The increase in available food is more than enough to account for our steadily rising weight.

What are we eating more of? Just about everything, though fats and oils (200 more calories a day), grains (190 more calories), and sugars (75 more calories) lead the way.