Greater availability of fast-food restaurants associated with higher caloric intake

The growing availability of fast food restaurants is associated with a higher intake of calories between African Americans in the South-East, a new study reports American Journal published today in the of public health.

The associations between fast-food researchers examined restaurant data availability by food intake and weight between African Americans in the southeastern of United States. The population for example contain 4,740 African American Jackson heart study participants. While no consistent associations between fast-food restaurant availability and body mass index or waist observed, researchers report, greater availability of fast-food restaurant with higher energy absorption in men and women younger than 55 years was even after the adjustment for individual socio-economic status. They found that the energy consumption increased by 138 kcal for men and 58 kcal for women as a fast-food restaurants within a mile radius were five.

The study's authors said: our results "suggested that should especially among young adults who consume more fast-food, the availability of fast food restaurants around their homes energy consumption is associated with." "Given the importance of the energy absorption weight and associated diseases, deserves the role of environmental factors such as fast-food restaurant availability additional control in studies, to which more along designs."

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American Journal of public health.

source:medicalnewstoday