Many younger Americans have a fast-food focus By Los Angeles Times, adapted by Newsela staff 10/07/2015 any younger Americans have a fast-food focus By Los Angeles Times, adapted by Newsela staff More than 1 out of 3 American children and teens will eat fast food today. The same will be true tomorrow, and the next day, and the day after that, according to a new report. Every day, 34.3 percent of children and teens eats pizza, fried chicken, tacos or another fast-food dish. The report was published Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics. No Difference For Gender, Income More specifically, 12.1 percent of these young diners will get more than 40 percent of their daily calories from fast food. Another 10.7 percent will get 25 percent to 40 percent of their daily calories from a fast food restaurant. 11.6 percent will get fewer than 25 percent of their calories from it. What does this all...