Comments on: Calories in the USA: An Interactive Overview

By: Terry

Terry — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:52:24 +0000

The big jump in added fats in 2000 is addressed here: http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2008/12/us-weight-lifestyle-and-diet-trends.html.

“In 2000, the USDA changed the way it gathered vegetable oil data. This led to an abrupt, apparent increase in its consumption that is obvious on the graph.”

By: Beth

Beth — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:35:40 +0000

I’m surprised that there wasn’t a bigger increase in added sugar calories in 30+ years. It sure seems like the practice of adding sugar and HFCS to foods you wouldn’t normally think of (like salad dressings or tomato sauce) is a more recent practice.

By: Sami

Sami — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:52:17 +0000

Any ideas what causes the jump on ‘added fats’ slider in the first graph between years 1999-2000 and 2006-2007?

Otherwise the yearly changes don’t seem that dramatic, so what could cause these sudden big jumps?

By: Sarelle

Sarelle — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:13:53 +0000

I wanted to see just what oils were being consumed and where i.e., peanut oil, canola oil, grape seed oil, etc.? I am trying to find out which is the best type of oil for health and diet purposes.

By: Spread the Love « Veggie Booty

Spread the Love « Veggie Booty — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:36:31 +0000

[...] Calories in the USA: An Interactive Overview: This article came to me in my daily dose of Hungry Girl email, and wow. It’s especially interesting to see how the average Americans’ daily caloric intake compares to that of the rest of the world. Ouch. [...]

By: Darlene

Darlene — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:19:05 +0000

these statistics are very interesting. I eat healthy butis olive oil the oil of choice? i saute alot of vegetables.

By: Lillian

Lillian — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:05:35 +0000

Very surprising in many ways. Loved the time-line scroll bar.
Would love to see more like this, particularly on individual food sources such as types of vegs, fruits, sugars, etc.

By: John

John — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:48:06 +0000

Would love to have that link/tool to easily share it with my clients and website members. Love the interactive time graphs.

By: Shari King

Shari King — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:23:39 +0000

Is an interactive link available to see the sources of US Daily Vegetable Calories in 1970?

By: Ben Greenfield

Ben Greenfield — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:48:29 +0000

Intriguing. I would have thought that the ratios had changed more since the 1970’s. I’d be interested in a pie graph showing fat sources. For example, do we eat more or less plant based fat vs. animal based fat vs. chemically derived fat sources now vs. 1970’s…