From Your Health Journal…..”A very important article/message from CBS News by Michelle Castillo called CDC: 11 percent of adult’s calories come from fast food. We have discussed so many times here the rise of obesity all around the world. People are just consuming more, exercising less. Sedentary lifestyles consumed with technology usage is a major culprit to the rise of obesity around the globe. Obesity related illness is also on the rise including heart disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes, and weak joints. Many of our diets are just plain horrible, and we are consuming too much liquid candy or alcohol, which are empty calories. Now, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 11.3 percent of daily calories consumed by adults in 2007 through 2010 came from fast food. Fast food is a quick alternative to making a meal at home, and it’s steadily becoming am increasing part of the American diet. Young people as well as old need to cut back on the fatty, high calorie choices, and switch to better choices. Remember, bad food habits in a person’s 20s can set them up for a lifetime of disease. Please visit the CBS web site (link provided below) to read the complete article.”

From the article…..

How much fast food do U.S. adults eat each day? According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 11.3 percent of daily calories consumed by adults in 2007 through 2010 came from fast food.

The data was pulled from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Participants in the survey were asked to report what food they ate in the 24-hours before they were surveyed.

Fast food is a quick alternative to making a meal at home, and it’s steadily becoming am increasing part of the American diet, the report noted. The 2007 to 2010 fast food-calorie statistics, however, are lower than the levels reported from 2003 to 2006, when the American diet was about 13 percent fast food. Still, more needs to be done especially because eating fast food frequently has been linked to weight gain, the researchers said.

More than one-third of U.S. adults are obese, according to the CDC. Obesity has been linked to many health conditions, including heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer.

While the percentage of calories consumed through fast food dropped dramatically as people grew older, there was still a significant correlation between heavier weight and the amount of fast food being consumed. Obese people had the highest percentage of fast food making up their diet.

In the 20 to 39-year-old group — which had the highest percentages of fast food in terms of daily caloric consumption — obese individuals took in on average 18 percent of their daily calories from fast food. For overweight and underweight/normal people in that age group, the percentage dropped to 14.7 and 13.5 respectively.

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