U.S. Food Consumption: Fat and oil intake has increased 25% since 1970

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From 1970 to 1997, U.S. intake of fats and oils increased 25 percent per person, from 53 pounds to 66 pounds per person according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service.                                                        

Fats and Oils U.S. Consumption per person from 1970-1997
Year	Fats and Oils	% Change since 1970
1970	53 lbs	NA
1980	57 lbs	+8%
1990	63 lbs	+19%
1997	66 lbs	+25%

REFERENCE

Putnam JJ, Allshouse JE. Food consumption, prices, and expenditures, 1970-97. Statistical Bulletin No. 965, 1999 April, Table 1. http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/sb965/

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