Gaps in dietary fiber density across race and ethnicity have widened over time

Line chart comparing dietary fiber density for Hispanics, non-Hispanic Whites, non-Hispanic Blacks, and other racial and ethnic populations in Agricultural Research Service survey years between 1977 and 2018.

Survey data indicate U.S. consumers’ dietary quality differs from Federal recommendations for most nutrients and food groups examined, coinciding with an increase in percent of calories consumed at food-away-from-home establishments. However, whole-grain density in school foods has soared.


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