Diet Quality and Food Consumption

Overview Background Who Eats What, Where, and How Much? Food Away From Home Dietary Patterns, Diet Quality, and Obesity Dietary Trends from Food and Nutrient Availabilty Data Nutrition Information, Education, and Labeling Food Demand Analysis Health, Food Consumption, and the Agricultural Sector Recommended Readings Recommended Data Recent Research Developments Related Links

Access to Affordable and Nutritious Food: Measuring and Understanding Food Deserts and Their Consequences

Overview

• ERS provides indepth economic analyses of the Nation’s food consumption trends, consumer reactions to changes in food prices and income, dietary patterns, and the relationship between food intake and nutritional/health outcomes such as obesity.

• Food and dietary choices are influenced not only by prices and income, but also by family structure, time constraints, psychological factors, nutritional information, and Federal food and nutrition assistance programs.

• ERS has also developed data systems to study the determinants of food consumption trends and to inform policymakers and the public about these trends. ERS maintains and analyzes data representing different “views” of the food consumption landscape:
  
  
  • Consumer food preferences
  
  
  
  • Food available for consumption

Highlights

Dietary Trends from Food and Nutrient Availability Data

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