Citation
Popkin, Barry M. (2022). Does Excessive Fast-Food Consumption Impair Our Health?.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 116(1), 11-12.
Abstract
Fast-food consumption has been increasing across the globe, and home food preparation time and the proportion of meals crafted at home have decreased. The United States has experienced high levels of fast-food consumption for some time. Movies, books, and articles proclaim that fast food is no better than other junk food and that it is a key cause of the increase in nutrition-related noncommunicable diseases, ranging from overweight and obesity to hypertension, diabetes, cardiometabolic conditions, and 13 of the most common cancers, and even increased mortality. Many studies and reviews could be cited. However, the important question surrounding fast-food consumption is: Does fast-food consumption cause these problems, or is the fast-food consumer’s diet beyond fast food equally unhealthy? That is, is the type of person who consumes fast food the culprit or the fast food itself? And, on the inverse, are home-cooked meals the healthiest option?
URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqac110Reference Type
Journal Article
Year Published
2022
Journal Title
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Author(s)
Popkin, Barry M.
Article Type
Editorial
Continent/Country
United States of America
State
Nonspecific
ORCiD
Popkin - 0000-0001-9495-9324
