title: Caloric intake from fast food among adults: United States, 2007-2010.
abstract: An earlier report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that the percentage of adults eating fast food increased from the early 1990s to the mid-1990s (1). Moreover, previous studies have reported that more frequent fast-food consumption is associated with higher energy and fat intake and lower intake of healthful nutrients (1,2). This report indicates that for 2007–2010, on average, adults consumed just over one-tenth of their percentage of calories from fast food, which represents a decrease from 2003–2006 when approximately 13% of calories were consumed from fast food. During 2007–2010, the highest percentage of calories from fast food was consumed among adults who were aged 20–39 or non-Hispanic black or obese. Among young non-Hispanic black adults, more than one-fifth of their calories were consumed from fast food.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA.
authors.forename: Cheryl D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Fryer
authors.forename: R Bethene
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Ervin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D001835:Body Weight; D002149:Energy Intake / Q000208:ethnology; D057140:Fast Foods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D044469:Racial Groups; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult