How Much Fast Food Are Americans Eating? Fast food has become a major staple of the <br />standard American diet. A report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention details exactly how often Americans chow down on their favorite fast foods. From 2013 to 2016, 37% of U.S. adults opted for fast food on a random day. Cheryl Fryar, health statistician at the CDC Fast foods are typically <br />high in salt, fat, sugar <br />and calories. Consumption of excess fast foods <br />has been linked to obesity, <br />type 2 diabetes and heart disease. 31.7% of lower-income, 36.4% of middle-income and 42% of higher-income adults said they consumed fast food on any given day. Dr. Lawrence Cheskin, associate professor, Johns Hopkins Global Obesity Prevention Center
