Who Eats Fast Food?
Characteristics of Frequent Fast-Food Consumers among Utah Tongan Americans –> Home | Browse by Day | or Program | Author Index 202542 Who Eats Fast Food? Characteristics of Frequent Fast-Food Consumers among Utah Tongan Americans Tuesday, November 10, 2009: 3:00 PM Fahina Pasi, BS , National Tongan American Society, Salt Lake City, UT Ivoni Nash, BS , National Tongan American Society, Salt Lake City, UT Brenda Ralls, PhD , Utah Diabetes Prevention and Control Program, Utah Department of Health, Salt Lake City, UT Audio (mp3) recording Multimedia recording Introduction: About 27% of all meals in the U.S. are eaten away from home, a good proportion of which are purchased at fast food restaurants. Fast food consumption is linked to obesity and related health problems. Pacific Islanders have high rates of obesity. The National Tongan American Society (NTAS), based in Salt Lake City, invests considerable resources in improving health and reducing obesity among Pacific Islanders in Utah. A