People thinner in neighborhoods with full-service restaurants
Categories: Diet & Weight Loss, Nutrition & Supplements
It may seem like no surprise, but a recent study suggests that a full-service restaurant may be a better choice for dinner than fast food. In fact, what they found was that people who live in neighborhoods near fast food restaurants tend to carry more extra weight than those who live near full-service restaurants. That's not to say that you can't overeat at a full-service restaurant, because we all know that with super-sized portions, it's not hard to do. But the research suggests that it's how we eat -- sitting down, focusing on our food, taking our time vs. eating on the run, in the car, in a hurry -- is an important factor in maintaining weight, at least when we go out to eat.
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TZ 1-26-2008 @ 5:25PM
It may very well be true that people who eat in fast-food restaurants become fatter than those who eat in full-service restaurants.
But this study could also be interpreted to say that fast-food chains are run by smart businesspeople, who simply open restaurants near where fat people live.
The authors themselves say that "future prospective studies are required to delineate causal pathways," so based on this study alone there's no way of knowing which it is.
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Vishaal 1-26-2008 @ 10:06PM
I ate at a restaurant almost EVERY night during one of my summer breaks in college, and I didn't gain an ounce. However, once I got with my partner we started eating fast food about three times a week, and I gained 40 lbs in about 6 months!!!
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