Empty-calorie foods don't just weigh down your backside--they push critical nutrients out of your diet, according to a recent 2-year USDA study. Although Americans are taking in more calories than ever before, we're becoming dangerously low in these essentials.
5 nutrients you're missing
NUTRIENT: Fiber
% WHO FALL SHORT: 96%
TOP FOOD TO FILL THE GAP: Lentils, cooked, 1/2 cup (7.8 g of fiber)
RDA: 22-34g
NUTRIENT: Vitamin E
% WHO FALL SHORT: 93%
TOP FOOD TO FILL THE GAP: Almonds, 23 (7.3 mg of E)
RDA: 15 mg
NUTRIENT: Magnesium
% WHO FALL SHORT: 56%