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Americans increased their consumption of tree nuts by 45 percent between the mid-1990s and mid-2000s, with almonds being among the favorites. Promotional programs that advertise the nutritional value of nuts, [...]

Given the current popularity of Starbucks and other specialty coffees, it may be surprising that U.S. per capita coffee consumption is only half of what it was in the mid-1940s, [...]

The average American diet falls short of the daily recommendations for fruit and vegetables in the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and in the supporting MyPyramid Food Guidance System. If [...]

While potatoes have been a mainstay of the American diet for generations, how potatoes are eaten has changed dramatically. In 1960, Americans consumed a yearly average of 81 pounds of [...]

Presents updates on the 1993 cost estimates of foodborne illnesses reported by the US Food and Drug Administration's Economic Research Service. Use of 1995 medical costs and wage rates; Improvement in the consistency of calculations across all pathogens; Calculation of the costs of foodborne illness and the value of a statistical life.