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What Americans want from food: Energy, muscle strength, better health and less stress

What's for dinner? It's a deceptively simple question, asked millions of times each day. But consider the myriad factors that go into answering it — from cost to convenience to climate change — and it's no wonder we spend so much time thinking about the food we eat. And that doesn't even account for breakfast, lunch or snacks. Quite a lot rides on Americans' food choices, including trillions ...
People enjoy their lunch while eating in the back patio at Citizen Public Market, Culver City's newest food hall, on Nov. 19, 2021.

What's for dinner?

It's a deceptively simple question, asked millions of times each day. But consider the myriad factors that go into answering it — from cost to convenience to climate change — and it's no wonder we spend so much time thinking about the food we eat.

And that doesn't even account for breakfast, lunch or snacks.

Quite a lot rides on Americans' food choices, including trillions of dollars in spending and our collective risk of developing a slew of chronic diseases. That's why the International Food Information Council conducts an annual survey on food and health.

"It's about understanding the mindset of, a registered dietitian and senior director of nutrition communications for the industry-funded nonprofit.

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