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The Changing American Diet
1978
A look at the dietary choices and availability of different foods from approximately the 1900s to the 1970s.
Key Takeaways:
- Traces how U.S. eating patterns shifted from early 20th-century home cooking to mid-century processed and convenience foods.
- Uses statistics and historical data to show rising sugar, fat, and meat intake alongside declining whole grains and legumes.
- Provides the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) with a baseline narrative for later food-policy activism.
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