Amber waves · 2010 · 17 citations · 0 references
AgricultureEconomicsNutritionFood EconomicsFood PolicyHuman NutritionFood Consumption EconomicsFood Consumption PatternsFood Demand AnalysisFood HistoryFood IntakeFood Supply AnalysisDietary Change Over TimeFood Availability AnalysisFood Consumption MonitoringFood Demand ForecastingFood Supply AssessmentFood Supply SecurityNutrition HistoryTime Series Data Collection
USDA’s Economic Research Service maintains the only time-series data on U.S. food availability in the country, a series that now spans 100 years. The data play a key role in monitoring the potential for the food supply to meet the nutritional needs of Americans and in examining historical consumption trends. A look at 100 years of American eating reveals the technological, political, social, and economic forces affecting food availability.