20% of all American meals are eaten in the car. Americans spend 10% of their disposable income on fast food every year. Over 10 billion donuts are consumed in the US every year. At least 1 in 4 people eat some type of fast food every day ("11 Facts About American Eating Habits").
These facts show how much Americans do not really care about how much time, or money they spend going out to fast food restaurants. Americans need to realize the dangers and risks of eating fast food. They also do not realize the risk it puts on future generations. Americans need to be less lazy when it comes to making health and wellness decisions for both themselves and the people around them, including their children.
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They found that 50% of the kids were non fast food consumers, and 40% consumers who gained 30% of their calories from fast food places. 10% of the children were high fast food consumers that gained more than 30% of their calories at fast food restaurants ("Study Reveals Parents ' Poor Eating Habits Are to Blame for Childhood Obesity,NOT Fast Food"). Eating at fast food restaurant increases the intake of calories people. Which is just the beginning of a bad lifestyle. 60 kids were asked to take a survey whether they think Americans are Lazy or not. About 52.8% of them said yes Americans, in general are lazy. When asked about their opinion on fattening food, 42.6% of them said yes American food is fattening, and 42.6% said most of the food is fattening. 49.1% of the students said they sometimes tended to follow behind their parents footsteps when it comes to being “Healthy”. 52.8% of the kids at the Blue Earth Area High School exercise for about 2 hours everyday. 68.5% of the kids who did respond to the survey said they did care about their health and wellness. Being overweight can lead to various health problems. A
These facts show how much Americans do not really care about how much time, or money they spend going out to fast food restaurants. Americans need to realize the dangers and risks of eating fast food. They also do not realize the risk it puts on future generations. Americans need to be less lazy when it comes to making health and wellness decisions for both themselves and the people around them, including their children.
Eating healthy and being healthy can prevent various health …show more content…
They found that 50% of the kids were non fast food consumers, and 40% consumers who gained 30% of their calories from fast food places. 10% of the children were high fast food consumers that gained more than 30% of their calories at fast food restaurants ("Study Reveals Parents ' Poor Eating Habits Are to Blame for Childhood Obesity,NOT Fast Food"). Eating at fast food restaurant increases the intake of calories people. Which is just the beginning of a bad lifestyle. 60 kids were asked to take a survey whether they think Americans are Lazy or not. About 52.8% of them said yes Americans, in general are lazy. When asked about their opinion on fattening food, 42.6% of them said yes American food is fattening, and 42.6% said most of the food is fattening. 49.1% of the students said they sometimes tended to follow behind their parents footsteps when it comes to being “Healthy”. 52.8% of the kids at the Blue Earth Area High School exercise for about 2 hours everyday. 68.5% of the kids who did respond to the survey said they did care about their health and wellness. Being overweight can lead to various health problems. A