Disparities in Snacking Trends in US Adults over a 35 Year Period from 1977-2012

Citation

Dunford, Elizabeth K. & Popkin, Barry M. (2017). Disparities in Snacking Trends in US Adults over a 35 Year Period from 1977-2012. Nutrients, 9(8), 809. PMCID: PMC5579603

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have indicated that snacking is contributing to increased calories in the American diet, and that the contribution of snacks to energy intake has increased in recent decades. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to examine trends in the energy intake deriving from snacks and food sources of snacks for US adults over 35 years from 1977 to 2012, and whether these trends differ across sociodemographic groups.
METHODS: Participants included 74,291 US adults aged

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu9080809

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2017

Journal Title

Nutrients

Author(s)

Dunford, Elizabeth K.
Popkin, Barry M.

PMCID

PMC5579603

ORCiD

Popkin - 0000-0001-9495-9324
Dunford - 0000-0003-4505-3256