Americans continue to pack on the pounds and our sedentary lifestyles are partly to blame. However, a bigger reason is that we’re just eating more.
In the mid-2000s, the average American adult ate about 2,375 calories per day, almost one-third more than he or she did in the late 70s.
According to a new study, the biggest single contributor to the rise in calorie intake has been the number of snacks and meals people eat per day. Over the past 30-odd years, Americans have gone from eating 3.8 snacks and meals per day to 4.9.
The average portion size has increased too, but only by about 12%.
Researchers blame food advertising and other marketing for having people make the change from three square meals a day to almost-constant eating.
Source: www.cnn.com
