tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235419263414453422.post928053256838501579..comments2024-02-23T01:30:06.101-08:00Comments on Early Warning: Did the Great Recession Put Men on a Diet?Stuart Stanifordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07182839827506265860noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235419263414453422.post-65228779153128062092010-12-14T22:57:38.015-08:002010-12-14T22:57:38.015-08:00This comment has nothing to do with any effects of...This comment has nothing to do with any effects of the recession, but those data seem strange to me.<br /><br />I remember reading a few years ago that the average daily caloric intake in the US was over 4,000 Cal. I can't remember where I saw that, but I did find an Excel spreadsheet from the <a href="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/ess/documents/publications_studies/statistical_yearbook/yearbook2009/d01.xls" rel="nofollow"><br />Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations</a> Statistical Yearbook that lists energy intake by country.<br /><br />The US leads the field at 3826 Cal for the 02003-5 time period, though several other countries are right up there. <br /><br />How is this reconciled with the CDC data? Given the rate of obesity in the US, I can't believe that US women take in <2000 Cal/day (or men <2700) unless those data also inlcude children or elderly.<br /><br />??Michael Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03032838440930524751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235419263414453422.post-46668126615428389512010-12-09T18:12:51.223-08:002010-12-09T18:12:51.223-08:00Christian: the recession formally began in Dec 200...Christian: the recession formally began in Dec 2007. There was also a significant food price spike before that.Stuart Stanifordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07182839827506265860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235419263414453422.post-45889523046224659922010-12-09T15:54:56.825-08:002010-12-09T15:54:56.825-08:00This seems very odd as 2007-2008 is too early a pe...This seems very odd as 2007-2008 is too early a period to see this effect. If we had such results for 2009-2010, I'd have thought many newly unemployed previously manual workers had reduced their caloric intake - just because they burned less calories.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00566832882017911935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235419263414453422.post-17632046977663463912010-12-09T14:12:00.828-08:002010-12-09T14:12:00.828-08:00It wouldn't surprise me if this was related to...It wouldn't surprise me if this was related to a reduction in restaurant eating, considering how crazy huge the caloric intake is for meals at restaurants.Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14771551678483632076noreply@blogger.com