A new study shows an increase in the number of calories that Americans eat over the past 30 years. Most of the caloric increase comes from eating more carbs, and the article uses this to do a little carbs-are-evil spinning. But the study's author is clear:
"This just confirms that Americans need to be more focused on a total calorie decrease," said Jacqueline Wright, an epidemiologist at the disease control centers and the author of the study.