A new government report says about one-third of kids and teenagers in the United States eat pizza or other fast food every day. That's about the same as it was in the 1990s.
Scientists have pointed at drive-thru french fries and takeout pizza as contributors to obesity in America's youth. They say on average kids and teens get 12 percent of their calorie intake from fast food which is heavy in calories.
In 2011-2012, just over one-third of children and adolescents consumed fast food on a given day.
In 2011-2012, children and adolescents consumed on average 12.4% of their daily calories from fast food restaurants.
Caloric intake from fast foods was higher in adolescents aged 12-19 years than in children aged 2-11 years.
Non-Hispanic Asian children had significantly lower caloric intake from fast food compared with non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, and Hispanic children.
No significant differences in caloric intake from fast food were noted by sex, poverty status, or weight status.
