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ERS assesses nutrient intake and dietary quality of U.S. consumers, with a focus on certain vulnerable groups--children, elderly, and low-income households. ERS research focuses on specific nutrients and the Healthy Eating Index (HEI), a USDA-created summary measure of overall diet quality, to examine differences in nutrient intake and dietary quality and factors that contribute to those differences.
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Patterns
of Caloric Intake and Body Mass Index Among U.S. AdultsMarked
differences in caloric intakes exist across income and education
subgroups over the whole range of intake levels, from light to moderate
to high. When these differences are compared with differences in
body fatness (as measured by Body Mass Index) across the same income
and education groups, the patterns tends to match for men but not
for women. For example, a greater share of low-income men consumes
excessive calories and has BMIs in the obese range than high-income
men. Among women, however, low incomes tend to be associated with
high BMIs but lower caloric intakes. Determining the causes of disagreements
between patterns of caloric intake and body fatness across sociodemographic
groups may lead to a better understanding of the causes of disparities
in overweight and obesity.
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updated: October 25, 2004
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