Carbohydrate consumption trends

Anderson, T. A. (1982). Recent trends in carbohydrate consumption. Annu. Rev. Nutr. 2, 113-132. 

The per capita consumption of rice in the United States has doubled since 1960 to approximately 10 kg in 1989. Over the last decade U.S. rice consumption has benefited from a growing trend in U.S. diets away from high fat animal products and toward grain-based foods. Many health groups encourage use of the complex carbohydrates found in grain products such as rice. Also, increases in the Asian and Hispanic segments of the U.S. 

Figure 1 Trends in energy consumption by carbohydrate food group as a percentage of total carbohydrate in developed and developing countries, obtained from food balance data in 1994. Data obtained from FAO/WHO (1998). Carbohydrates in human nutrition. Report of a joint FAO/WHO expert consultation. FAO Food and Nutrition Papers 19 66 1-140.

The recent trend of weight loss diets promotes some level of carbohydrate restriction and increased protein consumption. Some examples are Dr Atkins... 

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