Overview of US food availability data over past 2 centuries: dramatic increase in (ultra)processed foods, while animal fat declined. In parallel: a rising incidence of non-communicable diseases.
h/t @Travis_Statham
frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…
h/t @Travis_Statham
frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…
"The unprocessed elements of our 19th century diet–animal fats, whole fat dairy, fresh vegetables & fruits—were progressively replaced with more processed elements, including industrial seed oils, HFCS, and ready-to-eat snacks and meals" frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…
"Data do not support the widely publicized “changing American diet” of increasing animal-derived SFAs over the first 60 y of the 20th C. Rather, polyunsaturated fats & partially hydrogenated fats from vegetable oils progressively replaced lard, butter,..." frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…
"Across the 20th century, rising rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease & cancer were associated with stable SFA consumption [..] refined carbohydrates & total calories [are] more likely factors than SFA in NCD pathogenesis" frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…
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