The USDA has been monitoring what sort of food Americans eat for 100 years now. They have released these statistics and have some interesting graphs. Unsurprisingly, we aren’t eating enough fruit and vegetables. However, we seem to be eating less fattening meat products. See the graph below:
Entries Tagged as ‘Science’
February 7, 2010
Graph of the Day: Local News
With the current snowpocalypse reaching it’s 3rd day, we here at DC Progressive have been watching a good deal of local news. We thought it would be interesting to illustrate what local news covers. The good people over at Asylum thought of it first. Here is a chart they put together of the local news [...]
January 25, 2010
Monsanto: Genetically Modified Food and the Need for Reforming Food Safety Laws
A recent study has found that genetically modified food is linked to organ damage in rats. The study published in the International Journal of Biological Sciences found that genetically modified corn produced by Monsanto “induce a state of hepatorenal toxicity.” Monsanto is a seed producing and chemical company with a rich history of controversy. There [...]
January 11, 2010
Cell phones and Statistics
The Commonwealth Fund released a report in December on young people’s views of health insurance. Most of the results were relatively unsurprising, however the survey methodology would make any statistician excited. Traditionally, public opinion surveys have been conducted over the telephone. However, young people typically don’t have landline telephones. Many, if not most, use cell phones [...]
December 15, 2009
Copenhagen Produces Massive Carbon Footprint
Somewhere between the politicians, business interests, and media hype of the Copenhagen climate talks, the environmentalists seem to have gotten lost in the shuffle. Despite limited efforts to minimize the carbon emissions created by the conference, the UNFCC estimates that the two-week event will generate about 40,500 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. Since the [...]
November 26, 2009
Graph of the Day: Thanksgiving Edition
Apologies for the non-politics-related posting today. Hopefully, our loyal readers are spending time with family and (or) the people they love this Thanksgiving. We here at DC Progressive are thankful for our President, Congress debating health care reform, a path to the an end to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, our troops overseas, roofs [...]
November 12, 2009
NASA: The World Won’t End in 2012
Thank god for NASA. There has been a great deal of controversy and conspiracy theories surrounding the “end of the world” expected by many on December 21, 2012. In fact, Hollywood gives you a sneak peak in the movie 2012 opening this weekend. The reason for the panic on this particular date is due to the [...]
October 11, 2009
Bombing the Moon
Friday morning was a bit of a strange morning for the United States. At a little past 5am Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize At a little past 7am NASA “bombed” the moon. We here at DC Progressive have already let you know about the former, but if this is your only source of news, [...]
