Civil Eats - Where Do Americans Get Their Calories?

By Andrea Jezovit
April 5, 2011

"In the past 20 years, obesity rates rose dramatically in the U.S. In many states nearly a third of adults are now obese. Where exactly are Americans getting the calories to grow their girths? How many more calories are being consumed than in previous decades?..."

Click here to read on, and to check out the infographic that illustrates the answers to the above questions - calories available per day per capita divided into food groups over the last 30 years. The data is fascinating, shocking, and disappointing in equal parts!