Previous Newsroom Items: March 2008

Food Consumption Trends: Dietary Assessment (Mar. 28, 2008)
ERS investigates trends in U.S. food consumption from 1970 to 2005. Results suggest many Americans still fall short of Federal dietary recommendations for whole grains, lower fat dairy products, and fruits and vegetables. 
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Food Stamps and Obesity: What Do We Know? (Mar. 21, 2008)
Results from reviewed studies indicate that for most Food Stamp Program participants, use of food stamp benefits does not result in an increase in Body Mass Index or the likelihood of being overweight or obese.
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Convergence in Global Food Demand and Delivery (Mar. 17, 2008)
Globalization and income growth are resulting in increasing similarities worldwide in food purchasing patterns and food delivery mechanisms. Listen to the Podcast.
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Price Trends: Fruits, Vegetables, and Snack Foods (Mar. 12, 2008)
Evidence suggest that a wide class of unprepared fresh fruits and vegetables—those that have not been combined with labor-saving attributes—display declining prices along with prices of commonly consumed dessert and snack foods.
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Japanese Market for Oranges (Mar. 12, 2008)
Japan is a large market for U.S. orange exports, which supply most of Japan’s consumption. Orange consumption in Japan, as well as U.S. exports, declined after 1994. Demographic change is a factor.