Facts about Fast Food
1. More calories
Surveys estimate that snacking caused people to consume 300 additional calories than what they normally would. The biggest contributor to this snacking culture is McDonalds, which provides 43 percent of junk food consumption in the United States alone.
2. Addicting ingredient
Extra sugar and food dye is put into fast food to make it more appealing, particularly to younger viewers. Many believe that these addicting ingredients are contributing to the growing obesity epidemic.
3. Soaring obesity
Over the past twenty years, the number of obese children has doubled and the number of obese teens has tripled. As of 2004 it is estimated that nine million children between the ages of 6-18 are obese. A stunning 65 percent of American adults are overweight. This includes 127 million overweight adults, approximately 60 million obese adults and 9 million considered morbidly obese, or more than 100 pounds overweight.