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“On a weekly basis, 96 percent of Americans don’t reach the minimum for greens or beans (three servings a week for adults), 98 percent don’t reach the minimum for orange vegetables (two servings a week), and 99 percent don’t reach the minimum for whole grains (about three to four ounces a day).”
- Michael Gregor, How Not to Die
PubMedAmericans do not meet federal dietary recommendations - PubMedA longstanding goal of dietary surveillance has been to estimate the proportion of the population with intakes above or below a target, such as a recommended level of intake. However, until now, statistical methods for assessing the alignment of food intakes with recommendations have been lacking. T …
@danielromo Using a food diary site like cronometer.com for a few days really shocked me. I saw that I wasn't getting enough/any of a number of nutrients despite feeling confident that I was. I challenge anyone who feels like they are getting enough to use that site for a week.