One-Third of U.S.Children Consume Junk Food on a Daily Basis

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One-third of U.S. children and adolescents consume junk food on a daily basis, Univision Noticias reports.

A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found current rates are similar to the ones from the 90’s.

The CDC conducted its research between 2011 and 2012 and surveyed 3,100 children about what they ate the previous 24 hours.

For Latino, White and Black children the rates of caloric consumption from junk food is almost the same (12%), compared to Asian children (8%).

Investigators found teenagers 12-19 years old consume more calories from junk food (17%) than their younger peers two-11 years old (9%).

Investigators didn’t find a correlation between consumption of junk food and socioeconomic level, but others similar studies have found a relationship between them, according to Cheryl Fryar one of the authors of the report.