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Fast food consumption among adults in the United States, 2013–2016

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    Fast food is a part of the American diet and has been associated with high caloric intake (1), and poor diet quality (2). Time, financial resources, price, and availability influence fast food consumption (3). This report presents data on the percentage of adults who consumed fast food on a given day in the United States during 2013–2016.

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    Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

    • During 2013–2016, 36.6% of adults consumed fast food on a given day.

    • The percentage of adults who consumed fast food decreased with age: 44.9% aged 20–39, 37.7% aged 40–59, and 24.1% aged 60 and over.

    • A higher percentage of non-Hispanic black adults consumed fast food than non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic Asian, and Hispanic adults.

    • The percentage of adults who consumed fast food increased with increasing family income.

    • Among those who consumed fast food, men were more likely than women to eat fast food at lunch, but women were more likely to report eating fast food as a snack.

    Suggested citation: Fryar CD, Hughes JP, Herrick KA, Ahluwalia, N. Fast food consumption among adults in the United States, 2013–2016. NCHS Data Brief, no 322. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2018

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    NCHS Data Briefs
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    Statistics
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    United States
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    7 Pages
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