US diet

Changes in the US diet

The two pie charts, one for 1990 and the other for 2005, show the changes in the average diet in the USA.

There are four main food categories in both charts: fat, sugar, protein and starches. The protein intake in 2005 was identical to that in 1990, at 12%. In the other three categories, however, there were striking changes. First, the consumption of sugar dropped significantly, from 24% in 1990 to 15% in 2005. Similarly, the consumption of fat fell from 42% to 30%. But the most dramatic feature of the two charts is the average intake of starches, which almost doubled, from 22% in 1990 to 43% in 2005.

As we can see, the most significant changes in the US diet between 1990 and 2005 were the fall in the consumption of fat and sugar and the dramatic increase in the intake of starches. The changes reflect the trend towards a healthier diet.

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