Americans over the last 100 years cut back on beef and milk, beef up on cheese and chicken
In the six-county Chicago area, Cook has the lowest adult obesity rate as well as the most full-service groceries per person. DuPage County, which one study recently judged the healthiest in the state, boasts the most fast-food restaurants and full-service restaurants per person.
These curiosities emerge in a recent data report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture looking at food trends and statistics across the country. The interactive report, called Your Food Environment Atlas, draws from data that often get right down to the county level.
The USDA also released data on food availability and per-capita purchases over the last 100 years. This report revealed, among other tidbits, that Americans are cutting back on beef and milk but have beefed up on cheese and chicken. Soft-drink consumption has soared from about 15 gallons per person to about 45 gallons in the last half-century.
The data show the Chicago area is among the hottest spots on the U.S. map for consumption of meat, poultry, produce, prepared foods and packaged sweet snacks.
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