HTH Chapter 5 & 6 Statistics

30

__ percent of world population with iron deficiency

• 2 billion people

2

__ billion people have an iron deficiency.

900

americans consume about ___ more calories per day than they did 50 years ago. 

58

__ percent of Americans fail to meet the dietary guidelines for americans (DGA) recommendation for added sugar.

• consuming 25.1 tsps, 420 cals of added sugars each day.

75

more than __ percent of americans consume a diet that is low in vegetables, fruits, dairy and healthful fish and plant oils.

3.3

__ percent of US adults (approx 8 million) are vegetarians, about half of which are vegans.

5.3

__ percent young US adults (18 to 34) are vegetarian. 

76

__ percent of americans take at least one dietary supplement.

96

__ percent of supplement users who take vitamin/mineral supplements.

4.6

only __ percent of college students eat the recommended five or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day.

82

__ percent of all US families buy organic foods at least occasionally

5

sales of organic foods represent nearly __ percent of food sales, estimated to be over $47 billion in 2016.

48

CDC estimates foodborne illnesses cause __ million illnesses in the US annually.

128

CDC estimates foodborne illnesses cause ___ thousand hospitlizations in the US annually.

3

CDC estimates foodborne illnesses cause ___ thousand deaths in the US annually. 

75

__ percent of foodborne illnesses are due to food eaten out

9

__ percent of foodborne illnesses result from unsafe handling of food at home.

141

one in every ___ Americans is affected by Celiac disease

4

__ percent of adults actually have a food allergy.

22

genetically modified goods have a __ percent higher yield than traditional crops. 

90

__ percent decline in the monarch butterly specie since the use of genetic engineering.