This is how many Americans eat fast food every day

Easy-to-get food may have adverse results on health

Easy-to-get food may have adverse results on health

This is how many Americans eat fast food every day

Easy-to-get food may have adverse results on health

Here's some food for thought: On any given day, nearly 40 percent of Americans consume some form of fast food, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.Between 2013 and 2016, 36.6 percent of adults admitted to consuming fast food in the past 24 hours. Younger people, 20 to 39, were the most likely to have eaten fast food and that number decreased with age. More surprisingly, however, was that family income actually had an inverse effect: the more money someone had, the more likely they were to eat fast food. Sure it's fast, cheap and some think delicious, but it's a scary statistic. That trio of fat, salt and sugar, plus a high calorie count, can have numerous devastating effects on your health down the road, like diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure. Another recent study from the British Medical Journal indicated that "ultra-processed food" — think chicken nuggets — had a direct impact on your risk of getting cancer.

Here's some food for thought: On any given day, nearly 40 percent of Americans consume some form of fast food, according to a from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.

Between 2013 and 2016, 36.6 percent of adults admitted to consuming fast food in the past 24 hours. Younger people, 20 to 39, were the most likely to have eaten fast food and that number decreased with age. More surprisingly, however, was that family income actually had an inverse effect: the more money someone had, the more likely they were to eat fast food.

Sure it's fast, cheap and some think delicious, but it's a scary statistic. That trio of fat, salt and sugar, plus a high calorie count, can have numerous devastating effects on your health down the road, like diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure.

Another from the British Medical Journal indicated that "ultra-processed food" — think chicken nuggets — had a direct impact on your risk of getting cancer.

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