Milk, Cheese, Pizza per Capita consumption

Milk, Cheese, and Pizza Per capita consumption of milk declined from 31 gallons in 1970 to 24 gallons in 1997 (64). Concurrently, cheese consumption increased 146%, from 11 lbs per person in 1970 to 28 lbs per person in 1997 (64). Two thirds of the cheese is used in commercially prepared products such as pizza, tacos, nachos, and fast-food sandwiches (64). Increases in cheese consumption also reflect the increased consumption of pizza, both frozen and restaurant or carryout. According to food supply data, pizza consumption increased 150% between 1977/1978 and 1994. Total pizza sales increased 25% from 1991–1995, to $22.2 billion in 1995 (16).

ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON EATING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Simone A French, Mary Story, and Robert W Jeffery University of Minnesota, Division of Epidemiology, 1300 South Second Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454; e-mail: french@epi.umn.edu, story@epi.umn.edu, and jeffery@epi.umn.edu

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