Guest guest Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 http://www.supersizeme.com/home.aspx?page=bythelb A few facts taken from the Supersize Me Web site: - 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 - You would have to walk for seven hours straight to burn off a Super Sized Coke, fry and Big Mac - 60 % 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 - The average child sees 10,000 TV advertisements per year - Only seven items on Mc's entire menu contain no sugar - Mc's distributes more toys per year than Toys-R-Us - Diabetes will cut 17-27 years off your life - The World Health Organization has declared obesity a global epidemic - Surgeon General Satcher: " Fast food is a major contributor to the obesity epidemic " - Most nutritionists recommend not eating fast food more than once a month - 40% of American meals are eaten outside the home - Mc's represents 43% of total U.S. fast food market Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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