U.S. Food Consumption: Meat, poultry and fish intake has increased 7% since 1970

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From 1970 to 1997, U.S. intake of meat, poulty and fish combined increased 7 percent per person, from 177 pounds to 190 pounds per person according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service.                                                                                      

Meat, Poultry and Fish U.S. Consumption   per person from 1970-1997
Year	Red Meat	Poultry	Fish	TOTAL	% Change since 1970
1970	132 lbs	34 lbs	12 lbs	177 lbs	NA
1980	126 lbs	41 lbs	12 lbs	180 lbs	+2%
1990	112 lbs	56 lbs	15 lbs	184 lbs	+4%
1997	111 lbs	65 lbs	15 lbs	190 lbs	+7%

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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