Austin, TX (PRWEB) February 23, 2013 A small serving of good
news came from the Centers for Disease Control this week about
the reduction in the consumption of fast food in adults over the
last decade. According to a new survey from the CDC, adults have
reduced their daily calorie consumption of fast food from 12.8%
down to 11.3% over the last decade. Dr. Katalenas explains in
her new book, The Step Up Diet, that "logically, we would expect
a poor economy to result in a reduction in food consumption and,
therefore, a decrease in the number of overweight people. But in
the United States, the increase in the price of high-quality
foods due to economic factors may be contributing to increased
consumption of low-quality foods. " As the CDC study pointed
out, as a person's income level raised, their consumption of
fast-food decreased. This was true even among young adults.
While busy families rely on fast-food to cheaply feed their
families while rushing from work, school, and home
responsibilities, Dr. Katalenas