Here Is Why People Eat Fast-food Despite It Being Unhealthy?

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Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 10:46

Watch what you eat. This is a caution that runs subconsciously in all minds, but rarely do we actually follow it. Fast food are the most popular eating options, almost ruling the urban living. In a new study, researchers at the University of Minnesota have delved into this question and have concluded that the main reason most people eat at fast-food restaurants is because it's quick to eat.

The six-month study was conducted on 605 people who said they eat at fast-food places at least once per week. The results revealed 92 percent participants citing quickness as the top reason they eat fast food. Eighty percent said it was because the restaurants were easily found and 69 percent said it was because the food tastes good.

"Foods available in restaurants and other away-from-home eating locations tend to be higher in calories and fat compared to foods from home. Thus, public health strategies to either reduce consumption of fast food or improve food choices at fast-food restaurants would likely be helpful," wrote the researchers.

Almost one in five participants in the study (21 percent) said they eat at fast-food restaurants because they offer nutritious food options.

In the fast paced lifestyle of today, while the rest of us are busy making a living, hardly does it occurs to the logical mind that we 'live to eat and not eat to live'. So next time while you are about to jam your teeth into a juicy burger, make sure you ask yourself, 'do I have to eat that ?'

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