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...author flies from his home in Seattle back to visit his folks, various objects or sensations - an orange backpack or the smell of fast food - trigger flashbacks. These mostly center on the terror of living with an alcoholic, abusive father and a beaten mother. White masterfully evokes the milieu of the early 70s and hardscrabble folks that got married too young and gave up too much too soon. Fights would get bad enough that Shane spends stretches at a time with his grandmother, who takes him with her to the bar where she works. While she flirts with customers, making...
Unlike previous studies that documented the relationship between fast food and obesity, Taveras’ study also looked at the effects of fast food consumption on diet quality...
While the difference in BMI between those who eat fast food frequently and those who do not may appear small, Taveras said that with poor eating habits, changes in BMI can accumulate over time...
...study also found that nine to 14-year-olds who increased their consumption of fast food gained weight at faster than normal rates. Boys who ate fried food away from home more than four times per week had a BMI of 19.3, while boys who did not eat fried foods as often had a BMI of 19.1. A BMI of 25 is considered clinically overweight...
...authors emphasize in the study that the effect of fast food on diet quality is particularly alarming, since an inadequate, unbalanced diet may lead to heart disease, cancer, and type 2 diabetes...