Final Summary/Reaction (4/28)

       This project has truly opened my eyes to the obesity epidemic in the United States. Before blogging, and completing this survey, i always thought that there was no such thing as an obesity epidemic. I thought there was only a small percentage of people that were overweight. I also believed that many people were more concerned with staying fit because of all the healthy eating fads, and exercise fads... (Hot yoga, FroYo, Organic eating, Liquid Diets, etc.). After completing this survey I was shocked to find out that around 82% of all participants in the survey had eaten fast food in the last 10 days. My mom and dad both gave the survey to 25 coworkers, so 50 adults together. All together, the survey was completed by 28 males and 22 females. I also gave the survey to 50 teens, 34 girls and 18 boys. Before the survey, I hypothesized that the majority of women would NOT go for fast food because they would be concerned about body figure. The results showed that the ration of boys to girls that go to fast food are extremely similar. It was almost a 50/50 ratio. When counting up the results from the adult portion of the conclusion, I noticed that about 75% of males ate fast food weekly! The average male spent over 30 dollars a week just on fast food alone! There were several other conclusions I discovered after completing this survey, some that were extremely shocking and new to me. The majority of the other conclusions will be said in my presentation.  I never thought i would be so interested in health care, healthy eating habits, and the effects of fast food in the body. I always valued eating healthy, and never really noticed how much fast food I ate. I used to go to chipotle monthly, and go out of my way just to get it! Now I have realized how detrimental the effects of fast food can be on my body, and how cost effective it can be to simply go to a supermarket and make the food yourself. I am really happy i chose this topic, especially since i will be going away to college next year and will be surrounded by fast food and processed inorganic options.