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Fast-food Intake Among Adults in the United States, August 2021–August 2023

Excerpt:  “During August 2021–August 2023, about one-third of adults age 20 and older (32.0%) consumed fast food on a given day. Overall, adults consumed 11.7% of calories from fast food on a given day, and the percentage decreased with age: 15.2% for ages 20–39, 11.9% for 40–59, and 7.6% for 60 and older. Adults with some college education generally consumed more calories from fast food than those with a high school diploma or less or a bachelor’s degree or more. The percentage of daily calories from fast food increased with increasing weight status. The percentage of calories consumed from fast food among adults decreased from 14.1% during 2013–2014 to 11.7% during August 2021–August 2023.”