These Charts Show How Much Fast Food American Kids Eat

More than a third of children and adolescents eat fast food on any given day, according to new federal data published Wednesday.

While there were not notable differences in caloric consumption by gender, weight or poverty status, researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics did note some differences in fast food calorie consumption by race.

Read more about the report, here.

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