Are Americans Obese?

REGAN LEEMASTER

Are Americans Obese?

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 Times Are They Visited?

Once: 44%Twice: 20%Three or more: 14%Seven: 6%Never: 28%

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.