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How Much Fast Food?
160,000 fast food restaurants in America.
On average there are 50 million Americans served daily.
Average money made in one day from fast food restaurants: $110 billion
How Many Adults are Obese?
69% of adults are overweight or obese78 million adult Americans are considered
obese
How Many Kids?
Doubled in 2-5 year oldsTripled in 6-11 year oldsMore than tripled in 12-19 year olds
17%, or 1 out of 6, are obese
Does Race Affect Obesity?
1980: 19-20% Black and Mexican American & 11% White
2004: Ethnic background affecting obesity is starting to become smaller. All races are catching up to each other.
Problems With Diet?
Americans eat 31% more packaged food than fresh food.
40-50% of all food ready for harvest never gets eaten.
50% of tested samples of high fructose corn syrup tested for mercury
Fun Facts
People with less than a high school degree have the highest obesity rates. (32.9%)
Asians have the lowest obesity rate of 16.7%
Obesity is expensive. Overweight people spend $1429 more on medical bills than an normal weight person.
United States is the fattest country in the world.
Works Cited
"Why Obesity Is a Health Problem." Obesity Health Problem, Healthy Weight Basics, NHLBI, NIH. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2013.
"Fast Food Statistics." Statistic Brain RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2013.
"Obesity." - Global Issues. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2013.
"15 Shocking Facts About Obesity In America." Business Insider. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2013.