Maintaining a Healthy Diet.

Intro -- MAINTAINING A HEALTHY DIET -- MAINTAINING A HEALTHY DIET -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- IS DIETARY KNOWLEDGE ENOUGH? HUNGER, STRESS, AND OTHER ROADBLOCKS TO HEALTHY EATING -- ABSTRACT -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- SUMMARY -- What Is the Issue? -- What Did the Project Find? -- How Was the Project Conducted? -- INTRODUCTION -- THEORETICAL BACKGROUND -- THEORETICAL MODEL -- EMPIRICAL IMPLICATIONS AND ECONOMIC MODEL -- DATA -- Dependent Variables -- Calories -- Healthy Meal Index -- Healthy Meal Index, 2005 -- Calories from Solid Fats, Alcohol, and Added Sugar (SoFAAS) -- Explanatory Variables -- Instrumental Variables -- RESULTS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- COULD BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS HELP IMPROVE DIET QUALITY FOR NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS? -- ABSTRACT -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- SUMMARY -- What Is the Issue? -- What Did the Study Find? -- How Was the Study Conducted? -- INTRODUCTION -- PRICES, INCOME, AND INFORMATION ARE STANDARD POLICY LEVERS THAT INFLUENCE FOOD CHOICE -- HOW COGNITIVE GLITCHES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL BIASES INFLUENCE WHAT PEOPLE EAT -- Making Changes, by Default -- Distractions, Cognition, and Eating -- Mental Accounting -- Problems of Self-Control and Visceral Influences -- Avoiding Temptation -- HOW COGNITIVE GLITCHES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL BIASES INFLUENCE HOW MUCH PEOPLE EAT -- Where We Eat and with Whom -- How Food Is Presented- Salience and Stockpiling -- How Food Is Presented-Variety, Shape of Container, and Packaging -- PSYCHOLOGICAL BIASES CAN ALSO MAKE PEOPLE MORE RECEPTIVE TO NEW INFORMATION -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- End Notes -- DIETARY ASSESSMENT OF MAJOR TRENDS IN U.S. FOOD CONSUMPTION, 1970-2005 -- ABSTRACT -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- SUMMARY -- What Is the Issue? -- What Did the Study Find? -- Grains -- Fruits and Vegetables -- Milk and Milk Products -- Added Fats and Oils -- Meat, Eggs, and Nuts.

Added Sugars and Sweeteners -- How Was the Study Conducted? -- INTRODUCTION -- NOT ENOUGH WHOLE GRAINS -- AMERICANS ARE CONSUMING MORE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES -- AMERICANS ARE CONSUMING LESS MILK BUT MORE CHEESE -- ADDED FATS AND OILS ALONE CONTRIBUTED 32 PERCENT OF TOTAL CALORIES -- BEEF STILL DOMINATES, BUT CHICKEN IS GAINING GROUND -- ADDED SUGARS AND SWEETENERS UP 19 PERCENT -- REFERENCES -- End Notes -- CHAPTER SOURCES -- INDEX.

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