A Comparison of Food Supply from 1984 to 2009 and Degree of Dietary Westernization in Taiwan with Asian Countries and World Continents

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Food supply trends of total energy, the six food groups, sugar energy, and sugar + alcohol energy were plotted over the period 1984 to 2009. The six food groups plotted in the unit of servings are referenced to Taiwan food guides. Food items in the cereals/roots group that contain 15 g of carbohydrate were counted as one serving each, and it was 7 g of protein for soy/fish/meat/egg, 15 g of carbohydrate for fruits, 5 g of fat for oil/nuts, and 8 g of protein for dairy. For the vegetables group, an edible 100 g portion was counted as one serving. The numbers of food servings are also referenced to the Taiwan food guides. Data are presented as 3-year moving averages, and therefore the data were from 1985 to 2008.

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