research on food consumption

The information enables the food and agriculture industry to improve its promotion strategies, and USDA used it to complete a regulatory analysis for nutrition labeling on beef. In addition to descriptive studies, ERS has conducted regression analyses to better understand the factors affecting food consumption as well as to predict consumption.

Federal food consumption survey data spanning 1977-2018 show how diet quality has changed over time. Comparing food and nutrient trends by sources where food was acquired and by selected demographic characteristics offers insights into differences in U.S. dietary quality. Between 1977 and 2018, food consumption shifted to more food obtained ...

1. Introduction . The global marketplace of organics has grown rapidly over the last few decades and consumer demand for organic products is increasing globally, with approximately 80 billion Euros ($92 billion USD) spent on organic products annually [].A recent report from the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and IFOAM Organics International, shows a 14.7% increase in organic ...

USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS) provides descriptive data on U.S. consumers' diet quality, including intakes of nutrients and consumption of food groups based on recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) (U.S. Department of Agriculture & U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDA &DHHS), 2020).These data report national estimates of daily intake amounts ...

A wealth of research shows that the experience of negative emotions and stress leads to increased consumption in a substantial number of individuals ("emotional eating") of unhealthy food ...

Introduction. Climate change endangers unique eco-systems, leads to more extreme weather events, reduces biodiversity, and in many ways threatens our current way of living (O'Neill et al., 2017).Household food consumption gives rise to more than 60% of global Greenhouse Gas emissions and between 50 and 80% of total resource use (Ivanova et al., 2016).

Lusk and McCluskey further identified priority areas for future research, including dietary-related diseases and efficacy of policies designed to improve dietary choice, trust in the food system and acceptance of new food and farm technologies, environmental impacts of food consumption, changing consumer preferences, and food safety. Regarding ...

Figure 3 presents two indicators for the future trends in food demand: change in per capita consumption (in kcal per capita per day) and change in total food consumption (in 1 × 10 15 kcal).

How America's diet has changed over the decades. Americans eat more chicken and less beef than they used to. They drink less milk - especially whole milk - and eat less ice cream, but they consume way more cheese. Their diets include less sugar than in prior decades but a lot more corn-derived sweeteners. And while the average American ...

More research is also needed to quantify the relation between total and subtypes of junk food consumption and specific health outcomes. Several prior studies have examined earlier trends in snacking among US youth [up to 2005-2006 ( 33 ), 2009-2010 ( 34 ), 2014 ( 35 ), and 2016 ( 10 )] and adults [up to 2006 ( 36 ) and 2012 ( 37 )].

The most widely used and comprehensive data on food supply and consumption is published by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). This data is annually available and is updated by the FAO, extending back to 1961. Over the decades since 1961, there has been a consistent global uptrend in the per capita calorie supply, reflecting changes ...

Food consumption is a major source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and evaluating its future warming impact is crucial for guiding climate mitigation action. However, the lack of granularity in ...

The survey was conducted by Greenwald Research, using Dynata's consumer panel. Note: Significant changes in trend vs. 2020 (or in some cases prior years) ... How Americans approach sugar consumption and the use of low/no-calorie sweeteners ... food because of other expenses went from 10% to 21% in 2021.

In 2021, 35.5 pounds per person of corn products (flour and meal, hominy and grits, and food starch) were available for consumption in the United States, increasing steadily over the last five decades, according to ERS's food availability data. Wheat flour availability was 129.3 pounds per person in 2021, continuing a downward trend after ...

Trends of demographics and food consumption The demographic structure and food consumption in both urban and rural areas in China have undergone significant changes since the year 2000 (Table 2).According to Population Ageing and its Socio-economic Consequences, issued by the UN in 1956, an aging society is characterized by seniors aged 65 and over exceeding 7% of the total population within a ...

Altogether, the analysis yields a set of 33 future research questions in the interdisciplinary food domain that deserve to be addressed with the aim of fostering ESFC in the short and long term. A ...

Turning the tide has proven to be difficult, mainly because food choice is driven by a multitude of factors. Four important determinants highlighted in prior research are as follows: (1) social factors such as parental style and household eating habits; (2) product-related factors including product attributes, packaging, and labels; (3 ...

The results of this study suggest that more research is related to sustainable food consumption in countries with a low organic food market share. In addition, the investigation of actual data on food waste, carbon footprints and greenhouse gas emissions resulting from food production and consumption is essential to gain holistic insights.

Consumption of fast foods t wo times or more per. week has been associa ted with 31% highe r. prevalen ce of moderate abdominal obesity in men. and 25% higher preval ence in women 70. Obesity is ...

UNC GLOBAL FOOD RESEARCH PROGRAM • MAY 2021 • Page 2 of 10 • High UPF intake was significantly associated with 23-51% greater odds of obesity and 39-49% greater odds of riskier abdominal obesity across three meta-analyses of observational studies comparing groups with highest vs. lowest UPF consumption.6-8 • Added intake of UPF foods increases weight gain and the risk of ...

Abstract. A survey of 620 Swiss households was conducted to investigate the determinants of purchases of organic fruits and vegetables and identify subjectively perceived requirements for more environmentally friendly and healthier food consumption. An integrative behavior model incorporating various psychological and socio-structural variables ...

Abstract. This research examined how multi-sensory dimensions like sight, sound, and smell would influence customer attitudes toward quick-service restaurants, restaurant patronage intentions, food purchasing decisions, food consumption satisfaction, restaurant attachment, repurchase intention, and positive word of mouth in South African quick-service restaurants.

Table 1 shows significant differences in age (p-value = 0.032), BMI (p-value = 0.002), pregnancy history (p-value = 0.002), pregnancy number (p-value = 0.003), and menstrual cycle (p-value = 0.010) across phytochemical index tertiles within the case group.Additionally, all nutrient and food group intakes differed significantly across phytochemical index tertiles in both case and control groups ...

Consumer demand for food is an important element in the formulation of various agricultural and food policies. Food choices by U.S. households influence the types of crops that America's farmers grow, the prices farmers receive, and the way in which various crops are transformed into food products. ERS research on food consumption examines:

Research: H5N1 Beef Safety Studies. To verify the safety of the meat supply in the context of H5N1, FSIS, APHIS, and USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have completed three separate beef safety studies related to avian influenza in meat from dairy cattle. Beef Muscle Sampling of Cull Dairy Cows. On May 30, 2024, FSIS announced the final results of its beef muscle sampling of cull dairy ...

Several mining-related pollutions, industrial waste, and soil deterioration define South Africa's environmental landscape. These have led to the consumption of unhealthy food, contaminated agricultural products, and polluted water. The polluted environment has been linked to numerous diseases among the populace, thus making environmental remediation an important issue in South Africa.