The Diets of America's Children: Influences of Dining Out, Household Characteristics, and Nutrition Knowledge

Biing-Hwan Lin, Joanne Guthrie () and James R. Blaylock

No 262042, Agricultural Economic Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Recent USDA surveys point out several shortcomings in children's diets. The share of calories from total and saturated fat averaged 4 and 3 percentage points above the recommendations. The sodium intake averaged 23 percent above the 2,400 milligrams recommended by some authorities. These dietary problems start early in childhood and continue into adulthood. Additionally, only a small fraction of female adolescents met the recommended intakes for calcium, fiber, and iron. Compared with home foods, away-from-home foods were higher in total and saturated fat and lower in cholesterol, fiber, calcium, iron, and sodium. With increasing popularity in dining out, efforts to improve children's diets may need strengthening.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 42
Date: 1996-12-01
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.262042

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