Study: Restaurant meals can be as bad for your waistline as fast food is Jul 1, 2015 10:00 am by Diana YatesResearch Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images When Americans go out to eat, either at a fast-food outlet or a full-service restaurant, they consume, on average, about 200 more calories a day than when they stay home for meals, and also take in more fat, saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium. Share on Facebook Tweet Email