On 10/1/2003 11:41 AM, Jeeters wrote:
Then again, it could be the 19% increase in caloric intake over the past
30 years...

http://www.public.iastate.edu/~rheto...e/rhecofp.html


The statistic is caloric *production*, not "intake". i.e., the world is
producing (via agriculture, etc.) 3,000+ calories per person per day. It is
not implying those calories are consumed at the same level they are
produced.

btw, there's a typo in that article, too: the table says "3810" but the
text says "3180".

Oops, sorry about that

"A big jump in average calorie intake between 1985 and 2000
without a corresponding increase in the level of physical activity
(calorie expenditure) is the prime factor behind America’s soaring
rates of obesity and Type 2 diabetes."
- http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications...frvol25i3a.pdf