Table 1 Counts (Percentages) of New York Times Articles Mentioning the Most Common Snacks
From: Fifty years of fat: news coverage of trends that predate obesity prevalence
1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | Percent change 1960 to 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sweet snacks | |||||||
Cookies | 84 (.06) | 113 (.11) | 167 (.21) | 208 (.22) | 356 (.38) | 481 (.42) | +473 % (+630 %) |
Chocolate | 179 (.12) | 185 (.18) | 548 (.67) | 530 (.55) | 905 (.97) | 1,183 (1.04) | +561 % (+743 %) |
Candy | 395 (.27) | 519 (.50) | 612 (.75) | 413 (.43) | 646 (.70) | 916 (.80) | +132 % (+196 %) |
Ice cream | 232 (.16) | 185 (.18) | 394 (.48) | 426 (.44) | 653 (.70) | 746 (.65) | +222 % (+310 %) |
Cake | 340 (.23) | 342 (.33) | 665 (.82) | 514 (.53) | 751 (.81) | 880 (.77) | +159 % (+230 % |
Salty snacks | |||||||
Potato chips | 17 (.01) | 17 (.02) | 45 (.06) | 78 (.08) | 68 (.07) | 83 (.07) | +388 % (+523 %) |
Tortilla chips | 0 (.00) | 0 (.00) | 4 (.00) | 14 (.01) | 21 (.02) | 34 (.03) | N/A |
Crackers | 41 (.03) | 34 (.03) | 104 (.13) | 66 (.07) | 128 (.14) | 118 (.10) | +188 % (+267 %) |
Popcorn | 36 (.02) | 51 (.05) | 87 (.11) | 104 (.11) | 160 (.17) | 254 (.22) | +606 % (+800 %) |
Pretzels | 10 (.01) | 11 (.01) | 17 (.02) | 10 (.01) | 29 (.03) | 55 (.05) | +450 % (+602 %) |
Total # of articles | 145,547 | 102,884 | 81,303 | 96,190 | 92,909 | 114,110 | |