The pie charts display data regarding the average diet of Americans in 1990 and 2005.
Overall, Americans lessened their consumption of fat and sugar throughout the 15-year period. However, they included an increased amount of starch in their diets.
The biggest change was in the consumption of starch. It accounted for just over one-fifth of the typical diet in the US in 1990, but this almost doubled to 43% in 2005. This rise was in contrast with the reduction in the amount of fat consumed where the figure decreased from 42% in 1990 to 12% less 15 years later. In addition, a similar trend occurred in sugar intake which fell from 24% in 1990 to 15% in 2005. Finally, the amount of protein remained unchanged, which was a little over a tenth of the American diet.
The pie charts display data regarding the average diet of Americans in 1990 and 2005.
Overall
, Americans lessened their consumption of
fat
and sugar throughout the 15-year period.
However
, they included an increased amount of starch in their diets.
The biggest
change
was in the consumption of starch. It accounted for
just
over one-fifth of the typical diet in the US in 1990,
but
this almost doubled to 43% in 2005. This rise was
in contrast
with the reduction in the amount of
fat
consumed where the figure decreased from 42% in 1990 to 12% less 15 years later.
In addition
, a similar trend occurred in sugar intake which fell from 24% in 1990 to 15% in 2005.
Finally
, the amount of protein remained unchanged, which was a
little
over a tenth of the American diet.