Western pattern diet

The Western pattern diet, also called standard American diet, is a modern eating pattern. In the Western diet like fast food, processed meat, red meat, butter, fried foods, high-fat dairy products, refined grains, high fructose corn syrup and certain sugary drinks is common. The modern Western diet came by way of fundamental lifestyle changes after the Neolithic and Industrial Revolutions.

The opposite is a healthy diet. Healthy diets have higher servings of fruit, nuts, fish, poultry and vegetables.

A Western pattern diet is associated with an increased risk of being overweight or obese and diabetes mellitus.

Western Pattern Diet Media

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  Fast food is a typical example of food consumed in a standard American diet. This diet was brought about in part by fundamental lifestyle changes following the Neolithic Revolution, and later, the Industrial Revolution.

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  Food available to Americans since 1910. Consumption of meat, grain, fruits, and vegetables has risen; consumption of dairy has fallen.

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  Consumption of beef in the US has fallen since the 1970s, while chicken consumption has grown dramatically. Fish and pork remain constant.

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  Obesity among various developed countries (as of 2003)

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  Changes of food supply (by energy)Other area (Yr 2010) Africa, sub-Sahara - 2170 kcal/capita/day N.E. and N. Africa - 3120 kcal/capita/day South Asia - 2450 kcal/capita/day East Asia - 3040 kcal/capita/day Latin America / Caribbean - 2950 kcal/capita/day Developed countries - 3470 kcal/capita/day