Increase in grain consumption

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I've felt that we are eating a LOT more grain than we used to, but couldn't

find it posted. The LA Times has a graph on an article though that

is pretty interesting (you have to register though, to get it):

http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-wholegrains29jul29,1,6167591.story

In that scale grain consumption went from 140 to 200 lb per person per year,

between 1972 and 1997. On the wheat site:

http://www.wheatfoods.org/grain_info/graincon.html

Wheat consumption has gone from 114 lbs to 150 lbs in the same timeframe.

(and the wheat folks would like it to be a lot higher, according to

their website).

So the last 20 years has both a huge grain increase and likely,

a huge carb increase -- and I'd guess a lower fruit/vegie/meat

consumption (or maybe the same and that is why we

are so fat.

-- Heidi