June 29/Raleigh, N.C./Thomson Reuters -- Americans may be cutting back on super-sized meals, but waistlines continue to expand from more frequent eating, according to a study released on June 29.
The number of daily meals and snacks consumed by U.S. adults rose to 4.8 in 2006 from 3.8 in 1977, according to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers who examined surveys of daily eating habits over a 30-year period.