title: What are American children eating? Implications for public policy.
abstract: As the health and demographic profile of the U.S. population changes, the food consumption patterns of American children have also changed. This review is organized around a series of policy issues looking at these new food consumption patterns, their relationship to the Dietary Guidelines, and their impact on children's health.
authors.affiliation: Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goldberg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004032:Diet; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007223:Infant; D018673:Nutrition Policy; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011203:Poverty; D014481:United States