A new Gallup poll shows that just over 27 percent of adults in the United States are obese, the highest rate since the measure was tracked beginning in 2008. That rate includes a new high among those considered “morbidly obese.” The current Gallup data doesn’t include a state-by-state breakdown, but does compare age groups, income […]
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Fast food still major part of U.S. diet;...
According to a Gallup poll, eight in 10 Americans report eating at fast-food restaurants at least monthly, with almost half saying they eat fast food at least weekly. Only 4 percent say they never eat at fast-food restaurants. But slightly fewer Americans eat fast food weekly now than did so in 2006, when Gallup last […]