One third of U.S. consumers ate fast food on a given day from 2013 to 2016, according to a study from CDC. The study found older consumers werezinc picolinate và zinc gluconate less likely to eat fast food than younger demographics, higher-income families ate fast food more often than lower-income families, and black consumers ate it more than any other racial or ethnic group.
Among younger adults ages 20 to 39, 44.9% ate fast food, compared to 37.7% of middle-aged adults ages 40 to 59, and 24.1% of older adults ages 60 and over. This pattern by age was observed for both men and women.
Fast food consumption was higher among non-Hispanic black adults, at 42.4%, than non-Hispanic white, 37.6%; non-Hispanic Asian, 30.6%; and Hispanic adults, 35.5%. Among men, the percentage who consumed fast food was higher among non-Hispanic black adults, at 41.8%, compared with non-Hispanic Asian, 31.1%; and Hispanic adults, 35.2%. Additionally, fast food consumption was higher among non-Hispanic white men, at 39%, compared with non-Hispanic Asian menkirkland signature calcium citrate 500mg 1000 tablets, at 31.1%. Among women, 42.9% of non-Hispanic black adults consumed fast foodpure encapsulations calcium magnesium, which was higher than nonferrous fumarate 300 mg tablets-Hispanic white, 36.3%; Hispanic, 35.8%; and non-Hispanic Asian adults, 30.4%. There were no significant differences between men and women of the same race and Hispanic-origin group in the percentage who consumed fast food.
In terms of how family income level related to fast food consumption, 31.7% of lower-income, 36.4% of middle-income, and 42% of higher-income adults consumed fast food on a given calcitrate d3day. A similar pattern was observed for both men and women. Within each income level, there was no significant difference in the percentage between men and women who consumed fast food.
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