Americans eating less fast food

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By Brian Allen - email

We've all heard that eating fast food isn't the best idea when it comes to maintaining a healthy lifestyle... turns out the message is sticking.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, Americans are getting about 11% of their daily calories from fast food, down 2% from 2006.

The report also found that minorities eat the most fast food and younger people tend to eat more fast food than seniors.

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