Fast Food Facts
Diet and Disease
Fast Food Myths
Common Health Issues
Fast Food Related Stats
100
In the 'good ole days' used beef tallow to cook this famous menu item?
What are McDonald's French Fries?
100
A glucometer is used by people with diabetes to test levels of this in their blood.
What is glucose or sugar?
100
What food item at fast food restaurants is often disguised as a healthy alternative?
What are Salads?
100
This chemical is known to raise blood pressure.
What is sodium?
100
300,000
What is the number of fast food establishments in the United States?
200
Contains 1720 Calories, 79 g of Fat and 1770 mg of Sodium.
What is a McDonald's Quarter Pounder w/Cheese, Large Fry, Large Sweet Tea and Baked Apple Pie Meal?
200
Increasing physical activity helps to prevent chronic diseases, even if this common goal is not met.
What is Weight Loss?
200
Pink Slime
What is the slang term for "ammonia-treated lean beef trimmings, that are edible meat parts that stick to the bone, are recovered by mechanical means and turned into a substance that can beef up burgers and plump up chicken products.
200
70% of Americans
What is the number of adults that are either overweight or obese?
200
42,923 Restaurants Worldwide
What is Subway?
300
A plastic derivative used in McDonald's Hamburger Buns.
What is azodicarbonamide also known as (ADA) ?
300
This type of fat is produced by a process called hydrogenation and is associated with increased risk of heart disease.
What is Trans Fat?
300
$28
What is the average cost a family of four will spend on a meal at a fast food restaurant?
300
Kidney stones can be caused by excessive protein intake and/or insufficient intake of this.
What is Calcium?
300
48% and 30%
What is the number of Americans who think fast food is "not too good for you" compared to the number of American's who still eat it at least once per week.
400
7 Hours Straight
What is the amount of time you would have to walk to burn off a Super Sized Coke, Fry and Big Mac from McDonald's?
400
This type of diabetes formerly was seen only in adults, but is now also seen in children due to inactivity and poor nutrition.
What is Type 2 Diabetes?
400
Which of the following McDonald's Items has the LEAST amount of calories. Famous Big Mac Hamburger Sandwich, 1/4 Pounder with Cheese Hamburger Sandwich, Premium McWrap Crispy Chicken & Bacon Tortilla Sandwich
What is the 1/4 Pounder with Cheese Hamburger Sandwich?
400
26.6 Million
What is the number of Americans with diagnosed heart disease?
400
18 Billion.
What is the number of people that McDonald's serves each year.
500
Which of the following McDonald's Items has the MOST calories. Hot Fudge Sundae, Small Vanilla Shake, Large Hot Chocolate
What is a Large Hot Chocolate?
500
This type of blood cholesterol is healthy, whereas LDL cholesterol is lousy and lazy.
What is HDL Cholesterol?
500
Of the following which Burger King item has more calories: Whopper No cheese, 5 piece Chicken strips, Tendercrisp Chicken sandwich
What is the 5 piece Chicken Strips?
500
600,000 people
What is the approximate number of people that die of heart disease in the USA every year.
500
Over 191 Billion Dollars.
What is the annual revenue of the fast food industry in the United States?
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