Why fast food?
Fast food plays a large role in the diets of young people. Fast food is the most unhealthy food product marketed to children, other than sugar-sweetened beverages, and is relentlessly and aggressively targeted toward them. Few fast food items meet healthy nutrition standards and there is concern about the impact of fast food consumption on young people’s overall nutrition and health. Fast food companies spent more than $300 million promoting fast food to young people in 2006, which was more than any other food category (excluding carbonated beverages). The restaurants market their products to children extensively using the internet, social media, television, and in-store promotions.
