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Here’s how the American diet has changed in the last 52 years

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The average American consumes more than 3,600 calories daily – a 24% increase from 1961, when the average was just 2,880 calories.

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Americans haven't increased their consumption of all food and drink evenly, however — our alcohol intake peaked in the 1980s, but our growing consumption of vegetable oils alone accounts for more than half of the calorie spike.

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Using data from The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAOSTAT) — which tracks caloric intake through 2013 — we've analyzed the diet changes that might be contributing to the obesity problem in the United States.

Check out the estimated calorie needs broken down by age, gender, and activity level.

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