Fast food guide

Navigating the Fast Food Maze Fast Foods Highly accessible Healthy Foods Less accessible Convenient Less convenient Great tasting Not as good tasting Promoted heavily Not promoted Inexpensive More expensive Percent of Food Spending Used on Fast Food Total Food Spending Is Increasing (billions) Away from home Number of Fast Food Restaurants in the U.S Paeratakul, JADA 2003:103:1332-8 Percent of adults who are overweight or obese 67% 2/3 of adults are overweight or obese Life Expectancy in the U.S 2-5 year decline in life expectancy Is Fast Food to Blame? People Who Eat Fast Food: ● Eat more fat ● Eat more saturated fat ● Eat fewer fruits and vegetables ● Have more body fat Lifestyle Change Program Fruit and Vegetable Servings Whole Grain Servings Percent of Calories from Fat Grams of Saturated Fat Sodium (mg) Total Calories BMI Systolic Blood Pressure Reductions mm/Hg Diastolic Blood Pressure Reductions mm/Hg Total Cholesterol Reductions mg/dl Glucose Reductions mg/dl www.fastfoodbook.com ... expectancy Is Fast Food to Blame? People Who Eat Fast Food: ● Eat more fat ● Eat more saturated fat ● Eat fewer fruits and vegetables ● Have more body fat ● People who live near fast food restaurants... likely to eat more fast food ● People who have more fast food restaurants in their neighborhood are more likely to have heart disease and die early ● States with the most fast food outlets per... Inexpensive More expensive Percent of Food Spending Used on Fast Food Total Food Spending Is Increasing (billions) Away from home Number of Fast Food Restaurants in the U.S Paeratakul, JADA 2003:103:1332-8