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Media Advisory No. 0003.14
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Administration Officials to Host Press Call to Discuss New Report on National Trends in Nutrition and Diet Quality
WASHINGTON, January 16, 2014 – TODAY, USDA Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Kevin Concannon, and Sam Kass, Executive Director of Let’s Move! and White House Senior Policy Advisory for Nutrition Policy, with Jessica Todd, a research economist at USDA’s Economic Research Service, will host a national media call to discuss the findings of a new report by USDA’s Economic Research Service, Changes in Eating Patterns and Diet Quality Among Working-Age Adults, 2005-2010, and efforts to empower Americans to make healthy food choices.
The report, to be released on Thursday, includes findings from survey data on the changes in adults’ consumption of food prepared outside the home (e.g., restaurants and take-out) and on changes in the intake of calories, saturated fat, cholesterol, and fiber.
Thursday, January 16, 2014 11:00 a.m. EDT
WHO: Jessica Todd, USDA Economist and report author Kevin Concannon, USDA Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Sam Kass, Executive Director of Let’s Move! and White House Senior Policy Advisory for Nutrition Policy
WHAT: On-the-record media conference call to discuss trends in diet quality in the U.S. and efforts to improve access to nutrition information.
DIAL-IN: 800- 800-475-0441 Passcode: ERSCORE (Given verbally) Troubleshooting: 202-720-8560
All callers using the above pass code will be placed in listen-only mode. To join the Q&A portion of the meeting, callers are instructed to press *1 on their touch tone phone.
NOTE TO PARTICIPANTS: The full report and summary will be available online at 10:00 a.m. EST on Thursday, January 16.
To obtain a copy of the report visit:
Summary of the report will be at:
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