Karen Kaplan | Los Angeles Times (TNS) What’s for dinner? It’s a deceptively simple question, asked millions of times each day. But consider the myriad factors that go into answering it — from cost to convenience to climate change — and it’s no wonder we spend so much time thinking about the food we eat. And that doesn’t even account for breakfast, lunch or snacks.
Quite a lot rides on Americans’ food choices, including trillions of dollars in spending and our collective risk of developing a slew of chronic diseases . That’s why the International Food Information Council conducts an annual survey on food and health . “It’s about understanding the mindset of the consumer,” said Kris Sollid , a registered dietitian and senior director of nutrition communications for the industry-funded nonprofit.
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