Formulating Reduced-Calorie Foods with Powdered Cellulose

摘要

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), obesity is rapidly becoming the number-one preventable cause of death in the United States (Mokdad et al., 2004). The alarming rise in obesity began in the 1970s and has been growing even more rapidly in recent years. From 1991 through 1998, the prevalence of adult obesity increased by 57% (Mokdad et al., 1999). Recent studies point to increased consumption of calories from food as a primary cause. According to a CDC report (Wright etal., 2004), between 1971 and 2000, American men increased energy consumption on average from 2,450 kcal/day to 2,618, while American women increased consumption from 1,542 kcal/day to 1,877. For every 3,500 kcal of energy not burned, we add one pound of body weight. Unfortunately, Americans do not appear to have increased energy expenditure at a rate comparable to energy consumption.