It is a slight decrease but which deserves to be noted in the country of Uncle Sam, junk food addict. From 2007 to 2010, fast food accounted for 11.3% of the calories consumed daily by an American, while this rate was 12.8% between 2003 and 2006. This study, carried out by the NHANES (national center for health statistics), a A government agency that surveys the health and nutrition of Americans does not distinguish between small and heavy consumers of hamburgers.
She suggests that awareness of the risks of junk food (obesity, heart risks, diabetes) is starting to pay off. Cheryl D. Fryar, co-author of the report welcomes these good figures “the drop is significant but a lot of work remains to be done”. Progress must be made regarding information and prevention for young Americans. The biggest fast-food eaters are in the 20-39 age group. The share of fast food in the daily diet tends to decrease with age.
In contrast, the report unsurprisingly confirms that the fattest Americans eat the most fast food, regardless of their age. An equation that also holds true in the opposite direction: the less fast food we eat, the less fat we are. “This feed is high in saturated fat and added sugars “, recalls the study. To stay at a reasonable weight, aficionados must therefore limit their portion of hamburgers.
In France, we are far from coming close to the consumption records of Americans but we still consume 14 burgers per year and per person. And some areas are more affected than others by junk food.
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