how do food consumption patterns change across time and culture ?

 

 

Time

Sugar intake has increased the most in people’s daily diet,  (calories per person) over time

The average amount of grams someone consumes on a daily basis worldwide increased from 1300 in 1961, to 1800 to 2011.                    Showing an overall pattern of more food being eaten by every person.

Meat consumption is gradually increasing globally, since 1961 it has doubled

Culture

Countries like vietnam stood at around 800 grams consumed per day for decades after 1961, while countries like Australia had               a constant daily intake of around 2500 grams the entire time.

From 800 grams  to 2300 grams daily intake in China has a large uptake in food eaten. Showing that the culture in China and the                greater Asia has changed. They also have the largest percentage of produce, as part of their diet.

Similar theme going on between many cultures, grams eaten per day has increased overall.

The total ton ( national consumtion ) of meat in China has increased 2,364% since 1961, . This shows these cultures embracing meat to a great extent, In Saudi arabia  where national meat consumption is up 3,102 % and in

 

 

 how they relate to bittman  timeline 

This relates greatly to Bittmans timeline, in that when food was increasingly being transported to different places thousands of miles away, grams intake per person increased. It makes sense that when the availability of food went up so did peoples appetite.  The reason why availability increased is because of the industrial revolution.

This also relates to Bittmans timeline in that from 2007-2010 we as a country kill 10 billion animals a year to feed our meat craving.  Meat consumption has exponentially prospered. Is an indicator of a culture change.  Of how big a role meat plays in the culture of the US.

Another example of Bittman’s timeline is that the idea of eating organic has gained popularity, from being introduced in american culture in the 1970’s. The amount of produce consumed per person has increased across the world, showing a change in culture and peoples attitude towards healthy food.