A report recently released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture looks at the changes in the average American's diet since 1970 and also notes the rise of Avocado availability in the country.
Named “U.S. Trends in Food Availability and a Dietary Assessment of Loss-Adjusted Food Availability, 1970-2014,” the report, released through the Economic Research Service in January, shows food trends in the United States using food availability data.
“The ERS Food Availability (Per Capita) Data System is the only time-series data system available that provides proxies for actual food consumption in the United States that spans decades,” the report states.
Various fruits and vegetables also saw notable increases in availability since the 1970's, including broccoli (1,146 percent), avocados (1,342 percent), limes (1,654 percent) and mangoes (3,239 percent).
The overall findings of the report indicate that while Americans have been consuming more food overall from the major food groups, people are consuming “too many foods that are high in added fats and oils, added sugar and sweeteners,” based on a 2,000-calorie per day diet.
