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Article: Fish and fowl lure consumers from red meat. (diet)
- Article from:
- FDA Consumer
- Article date:
- October 1, 1985
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Americans have always displayed a voracious appetite for meat and especially beef. Red meat is a major part of the American diet and has been for most of this century, according to annual food consumption data that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has been compiling since 1909.
But there are some signs that this love affair with red meat is cooling somewhat. USDA figures show that Americans are consuming less red meat, but more poultry and fish than in previous years. Some food experts are even predicting that poultry consumption may surpass that of beef.
Overall, consumption of meat, poultry and fish hit an all-time high in 1984, according to the ...