1. Obesity: an inside look into the heaviest nationPEAP 3 ConferencePerspectives on Change Saud F. Al-Fadhel

2. Which is the heaviest nation? 3. HIC Digestive Health 4. OutlineFFs: How did it start?Reasons behind popularityImpacts on the American societyHow does FFs increase obesity? 5. Fast Food: How did it start? FastFoods: are quick, easily accessible and cheap alternatives to home-cooked meals. Americans $140spent $6 billion on fast food in 1970.billion were spent on fast food in 2007. Between2007 & 2010, 11.3% of Americans daily average calories were consumed by a fast food meal (AHA, 2013) 6. What are the reasons behind the popularity of fast food in the U.S? Ina society that functions at a high speed, fast food has quickly been adopted as the preferred food of choice (Bell et al. 2001)The spread of fast food outlets in every part of the country Cheap,Convenient and Tasty! 7. How does this CHANGE impact on the American society? Obesity has doubled since 1980 in all age groups.68.5% of adults have become obese whereas 31.8% of children faced obesity too.Obesity: an abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair healthObese Person: is a person who is his body mass index (BMI) is more than 30kg/m2. 8. Spangler, 2013 9. Obesity become the second major factor for preventable death between children and adults. (400,000 death/year) Increase in cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, storks and cancers. Obesity considered as a diseases by the World Health Organization . 10. There are many reasons for obesity, why should we chase Fast Foods? Averageadult male in 1960 weighted 168 pounds and females 143. Afterthe fast food leap in 1980, a male weighted 181 pounds and a female 155. 11. Percentage of calories from fast food among adults by age and weight statusNational Health and Nutritional Examination Survey, 2007-2010 12. How does fast food increase obesity? Recommended: 18-20 grams/dayRecomm endedMale: 2500 Cal/day Female: 2000 Cal/dayRecommended:2,200 mg/dayFF meal: 18 grams/mealFF meal1300 Cal/mealFF meal: 1000 mg/mealPrecipitate and ObesityResultObesity and cardiovascular diseasesObesity and bone weakness 13. Conclusion 14. List of References American Health Association (2013) Obesity Resources [online] Available From [11 February 2014]Bowman SA, Vinyard BT. Fast food consumption of U.S. adults: Impact on energy and nutrient intakes and overweight status. J Am Col Nutr 23(2):1638. 2004.Bell, T. & Hut, P, 2001. The Dangers of Eating Fast Food. NYS Health Heart Coalition,Currie, B.J. et al., 2010. The Effect of Fast Food Restaurants on Obesity and Weight Gain. American Economic Journal, 2-AugustNHS (2012) What Should my Daily Intake of Calories be [online] Available From [7 February 2014] 15. Thank you for listeningWilling to answer all QUESTIONS