Did You Know...

That one-third of children eats fast food everyday? A new study published in the January 2004 issue of Pediatrics found that fast food consumption by children aged 4-19 years has increased five-fold since 1970. The author of this study of over 6000 children cites an increase in the number of fast food restaurants, and an increase in fast-food marketing directed at children as reasons for these alarming findings.

That 60 percent of the energy your body uses is for basic energy needs, also known as basal metabolism? Physical activity uses around 30 percent, while 10 percent of the energy the body burns every day is utilized for digestion.