Obesity Timeline

By emmanstine

  • White Castle Opens

    The first fast food restaurant opens in Witchita, Kansas

  • Obesity Rates for Kids and Teens at 5%

  • High Fructose-Glucose sweetener is first introduced to the food and beverage industry

  • HBO is Launched

  • High Fructose-Glucose sweetener is used in most foods and beverages on a regular basis

  • Half of Women are in the Workforce, food consumption outside of home accelerates

  • McDonalds sells First Happy Meal

  • 7-Eleven Introduces 44 ounce Super Gulp

  • Nutrition Labeling and Education Act

  • Average Cheeseburger Tops 553 Calories

  • New BMI Guidelines Introduced

  • National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys that 16.3% of Americans were overweight

  • America Spent $147 Billion on medical costs that are associated with obesity

  • 1.4 billion adults are considered overweight worldwide and half a billion adults were considered obese

  • 2.8 million individuals die worldwide yearly due to overweight/obesity issues.

  • Obama proposed Federal Menu Labeling Laws to promote caloric intake knowledge on all fast food and vending machines in the US