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Americans Grade Their Diets Higher Than Average

IFIC’s 2025 Food & Health Survey shows growing awareness of dietary guidance, protein intake, and food processing

August 7, 2025

While the grade given to their personal diets has not significantly changed since Americans were last to examine their diets in 2013, there is improvement in the grade given to the average American diet—up 11 percentage points since 2013.

PREDICTIONS 2024

Diet Culture Goes Multicultural to Appeal to Gen Z

Younger generations are starting to turn towards diets at record rates

Emily Auerbach

November 14, 2023

Gen Z’s dietary preferences are evolving. To appeal to them, diet and nutrition brands will need to embrace international flavors and cuisines. We predict growth in categories that successfully blend Gen Z’s desire for nutritious, plant-forward foods with their craving for authentic, internationally-inspired flavors.

US Adults: Following Diet Plans & Losing Weight

Half of US adults want to lose weight, more than a quarter follow a diet plan to do it

February 5, 2020

The top three diet plans are “my own” diet, which can be a range of personalized dieting behaviors, the ketogenic diet, which is a very low-carb, high-fat diet, and Intermittent Fasting (IF), which is an eating pattern that cycles between periods of fasting and eating.

Food Packaging & Healthy Consumer Lifestyles

Study reveals 67% of consumers find that food labels make meeting dietary needs challenging

March 28, 2017

The study examines dietary preferences and consumers' ability to find the nutritional information they need to make informed purchasing decisions.

Diet vs. Fast Food on Obesity

Overall dietary habits have more to do with childhood obesity than did a diet of fast food.

February 24, 2014

Approximately 50% of a study's participants ate fast food, with nearly 40% of kids eating up to 30% of their total calories from such meals.

Decreasing Picky Eaters

September 7, 2011

A study has found that eating together as a family may encourage children to be more open to trying new types of food, according to findings presented at the Developmental Psychology Section Annual Conference held at Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Hitting the Shelves: Less-foreign Function -- September 2008

September 1, 2008

Due to strong marketing campaigns and significant publicity, the concept of functional foods and beverages is no longer new to the American consumer.

Sating, Creating and Formulating

November 20, 2003

Inulin helps with dietary management by generating long-lasting feelings of satiety hours after the food has been consumed.

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