Word: fasted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...popularity of fast-food restaurants has also affected what Americans eat, not just where and how they do it. The places started to explode in the early '60s. Since then our per capita consumption of french fries has jumped from two pounds to 14 pounds, and soft-drink consumption has tripled...
Unfortunately, though, more and more people are eating more and more of their meals at fast-food restaurants. Savvy commercial campaigns--the industry spends $2 billion a year on advertising and promotions--and the lure of a quick, convenient repast have made the restaurants so popular that fast-food restaurants have become an American institution...
...result, 55,000 fast-food restaurants feed 46 million people every day. Americans spend $50 billion every year on the slop...
...greasy, grimy goop served by fast-food places has only exacerbated a trend over the past 75 years during which the typical American's fat and sugar intake have increased 31 percent and 40 percent respectively. And, of course, lots of fat plus lots of sugar can add up to heart disease, diabetes and cancer...
...decision to cut down on their intake of red meat. That's not good news for an industry that thrives on selling lots'o'burgers to keep its growth charts from becoming ungrowth charts. Hence, the number of salad bars and alternative menus that have sprung up in fast-food bistros across the land...