Americans' Eating Habits Take a
Healthier Turn
Years of warnings by health officials and grim news on
the bathroom scale appear to finally be having an impact on the nation's eating
habits. While there is no sign the high level of obesity has fallen, Americans
say they are consuming fewer calories and cutting back on fast food,
cholesterol and fat.
Working-age adults consumed an average of 118 fewer
calories a day in the 2009-10 period than four years earlier, according to a
study released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Americans also
reported eating more home-cooked meals with their families and fewer in
restaurants—though the economy played a role—and reading nutritional labels on
food at grocery stores more often.
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