CLEVELAND, Ohio – If my 15-year-old had his way, he’d eat McDonald’s every day.

“Donny’s,” he calls it. All he wanted for his birthday was gift cards to McDonald’s, Chipotle (“Chipper”), Wendy’s (“Biggie Bag”), Panda Express (simply “Panda”) and any other chain selling quick, greasy, cheap and delicious meals from brightly lit stores on a five-lane retail strip.

A third of American kids and adults eat fast food on any given day, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . About 15% of calories teenagers consume come from fast food.

And younger people eat fast food more often than older people, according to data firm YouGov. About 42% of Americans between 18 and 34 eat it several times per week, compared to 13% of those aged 55 and older. Overall, about 30% of

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