Weight and Obesity
15-year Study Shows Strong Link Between Fast Food, Obesity And Insulin Resistance
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Posted on Jan 25, 2005, 1 p.m.
By Bill Freeman
Researchers have shown a correlation between fast food, weight gain, and insulin resistance in what appears to be the first long-term study on this subject. The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study by Mark Pereira, Ph.D., assistant professor in epidemiology, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, and David Ludwig, M.
Researchers have shown a correlation between fast food, weight gain, and insulin resistance in what appears to be the first long-term study on this subject. The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study by Mark Pereira, Ph.D., assistant professor in epidemiology, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, and David Ludwig, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Obesity Program at Children's Hospital Boston, reported that fast food increases the risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/01/050111152135.htm
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/01/050111152135.htm
