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Frequent Consumption of Fast Food Results in Weight Gain

October 23, 2007 at 6:52 PM Diet & Nutrition News

A new study has found that people who eat fast food meals three or more times a week are notably heavier than those who don’t consume fast food very often. The study, from Temple University, Philadelphia, also showed that Americans are reluctant to pay more for healthy foods and more likely to consider healthy items bland-tasting.

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“The results underscore the importance of competitively pricing healthy foods,” said Kelley E. Borradaile, Ph.D., lead author and research assistant professor in the Department of Public Health and the Center for Obesity Research and Education (CORE) at Temple University.

The findings came from random-sample surveys conducted in 2004, 2005, and 2006 with a total of 12,666 ethnically diverse U.S. residents. The principal objective was to examine behaviors and attitudes that influence food choices when eating out.

Participants reported eating out about five times a week, men more often than women. Fast-food restaurants were the most popular eating establishments for breakfast and lunch, while fast-food and casual dining were the two most popular places for dinner. Ease, convenience and cost were among the top reasons respondents ordered value/combo meals at fast-food restaurants.

Temple researchers found eating out can have serious consequences. The body mass index of those consuming three to six fast-food meals per week was significantly greater than the BMI, a measure of body fat based on height and weight, of those who reported never consuming fast-food meals or consuming one to two fast-food meals per week.

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