Table 2 Counts (Percentages) of London 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 | |||||||
Biscuits | 198 (.25) | 163 (.19) | 113 (.15) | 187 (.22) | 305 (.33) | 736 (.72) | +272 % (+188 %) |
Chocolate | 192 (.24) | 205 (.24) | 161 (.22) | 365 (.44) | 1,035 (1.11) | 2,343 (2.29) | +1,120 % (+845 %) |
Sweets | 77 (.10) | 76 (.09) | 48 (.06) | 144 (.17) | 284 (.31) | 466 (.45) | +505 % (+369 %) |
Ice cream | 98 (.12) | 78 (.09) | 81 (.11) | 196 (.23) | 508 (.55) | 946 (.92) | +865 % (+647 %) |
Cake | 502 (.63) | 342 (.40) | 208 (.28) | 330 (.39) | 727 (.78) | 1,583 (1.54) | +215 % (+144 %) |
Salty snacks | |||||||
Potato crisps | 79 (.10) | 28 (.03) | 11 (.01) | 50 (.06) | 189 (.20) | 413 (.40) | +423 % (+305 %) |
Crackers | 28 (.04) | 21 (.02) | 23 (.03) | 59 (.07) | 115 (.12) | 171 (.17) | +511 % (+373 %) |
Tortilla crisps | 0 (.00) | 0 (.00) | 0 (.00) | 0 (.00) | 0 (.00) | 0 (.00) | N/Aa |
Popcorn | 1 (.00) | 1 (.00) | 9 (.01) | 27 (.03) | 83 (.09) | 272 (.27) | N/A |
Pretzels | 0 (.00) | 0 (.00) | 1 (.00) | 0 (.00) | 8 (.01) | 22 (.02) | N/A |
Total # of articles | 79,369 | 86,264 | 74,121 | 83,691 | 92,909 | 102,523 | |