Fast Food often contains more sodium, carbs and sugar counts than most home cooked or healthy meals. For kids whos parents are on a budget, fast food is the often option for meals, causing calorie counts to build up, eventually turning into stages of obesity. The average child calorie intake is between 1,600-2,500 per day. It is also recommended that children under age 18 should refrain from sodium counts higher than 2,200 per day. For one meal at McDonalds, to get a cheeseburger, fries and a coca-cola beverage, you are looking at around 1,100 calories and 1,200 mg of sodium. If the child eats this two times a day, the total calorie count would be above the national average, therefore causing the child to gain weight off the extra calories.
