It is estimated that the average intake
of daily calories rose by 23 percent from 1970 to 2010.
Not exact matches
While the average vegan manages to keep their
daily intake to about 10 to 12 percent
of their total
calories, it's not uncommon for the numbers to
rise well past that.
While investigators did not examine what types
of foods were consumed, they did observe that total
daily calorie, fat, carbohydrate, and protein consumption have not changed significantly over the last 20 years, yet the obesity rate among Americans is continuing to
rise.
Even small amounts
of trans fats can harm health: for every 2 %
of calories from trans fat consumed
daily, the risk
of heart disease
rises by 23 %.