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Diet and consumption choices affect nutrient intake and health. Four of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States have links to diet and cost over $200 billion annually in treatment and lost productivity. ERS research examines dietary quality, nutrient intake, and the roles of economic factors and nutrition education and information.
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- provide a listing of resources related to subtopics of diet, consumption, & health.
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- offer an indepth discussion synthesizing ERS research
feature
 Weighing
In on Obesity—This issue of FoodReview finds ERS
researchers "weighing in" on a critical public health
issue—the growing epidemic of Americans who are overweight
and obese. The lead article takes a look at the American diet—typically
too high in added sugars, refined grains, fats, and calories. Other
articles examine the relationship between caloric intake and obesity,
individuals' misperceptions about their weight status, the link
between fruit consumption and body weight, and the cost-effectiveness
issues raised by Federal interventions to reduce obesity.
America's Eating Habits: Changes and Consequences provides a variety of perspectives on nutrition problems, including estimates of the economic costs of unhealthy diets, how much actual diets deviate from dietary recommendations, and the effects of nutrition knowledge, income, eating away from home, advertising, and regulations on diet quality.
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