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The Standard American Diet and Its Relationship to the Health Status of Americans
Author(s) -
Grotto David,
Zied Elisa
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
nutrition in clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1941-2452
pISSN - 0884-5336
DOI - 10.1177/0884533610386234
Subject(s) - medicine , environmental health , gerontology , family medicine
The Standard American Diet (SAD) has long been implicated in contributing to the health challenges experienced in the United States. Significant changes to the SAD have occurred since the 1950s, including a greater abundance and accessibility to calorie‐dense and nutrient‐poor food and beverage choices. The disparity of present consumption patterns to diet and nutrition recommendations from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans are addressed.