FAST FOOD FACTS
Some fast food facts.
- Each day, 1 in 4 Americans visits a fast food restaurant
- In 1972, we spent 3 billion a year on fast food - today we spend more than $110 billion McDonald's feeds more than 46 million people a day - more than the entire population of Spain
- French fries are the most eaten vegetable in America
60 percent of all Americans are either overweight or obese
One in every three children born in the year 2000 will develop diabetes in their lifetime
Left unabated, obesity will surpass smoking as the leading cause of preventable death in America
Only seven items on McDonald's entire menu contain no sugar
The World Health Organization has declared obesity a global epidemic
McDonald's operates more than 30,000 restaurants in more then 100 countries on 6 continents.
Before most children can speak they can recognize McDonald's
Most nutritionists recommend not eating fast food more than once a month
40 percent of American meals are eaten outside the home.
McDonald's represents 43% of total U.S. fast food market
Listed below are some of the nutritional facts for
fast food. As you can see McDonalds is not the
only fast food problem:
McDonald's©
Sandwiches - Quarter Pounder w/ Cheese©
Calories: 540, Calories from Fat: 260, Total Fat: 29 grams, Saturated Fat: 13 grams
Cholesterol: 95 milligrams, Sodium: 1240 milligrams, Carbohydrates: 39 grams
Fiber: 3 grams, Sugars: 9 grams Protein: 29 grams
French Fries - Medium
Calories: 400, Total Fat: 19 grams, Saturated Fat: 8 grams
Cholesterol: 16 milligrams, Sodium: 350 milligrams, Carbohydrates: 55 grams
Fiber: 1 grams, Protein: 5 grams
Arby's©
Regular Roast Beef©
Calories: 320, Calories from Fat: 110, Total Fat: 13 grams, Saturated Fat: 6 grams
Cholesterol: 45 milligrams, Sodium: 950 milligrams, Carbohydrates: 34 grams
Fiber: 2 grams, Sugars: 5 grams, Protein: 21 grams
Hardee's©
1/2 LB Grilled Sourdough Thickburger©
Calories: 1100, Calories from Fat: 660, Total Fat: 74 grams, Saturated Fat: 30 grams
Cholesterol: 155 milligrams, Sodium: 1430 milligrams, Carbohydrates: 61 grams
Fiber: 5 grams, Sugars: 19 grams, Protein: 47 grams
Subway (U.S.)©
6" Buffalo Chicken Sub©
Calories: 400, Calories from Fat: 130, Total Fat: 15 grams, Saturated Fat: 4 grams
Cholesterol: 50 milligrams, Sodium: 1420 milligrams, Carbohydrates: 45 grams