Youth Studying Closed to Fast Food Restaurants Tend to be Obese!
Posted Feb 25 2009 3:52pm Fast food has been accused as the
culprit responsible for the prevailing obesity epidemic among
the youngsters. Evidence has already shown that obese people
have higher chance of getting heart disease, diabetes, high
blood pressure, and many other medical disorders. Consumer
groups have actively pushed for laws on new fast food
restaurants in certain Los Angeles neighborhoods, and the food
industry often responds and maintains that a lack of exercise is
more to blame. The youth obesity rates in United States have
tripled since 1980, although they did level off this decade.
According to the figures from government, 32 percent of United
States children are overweight and 16 percent are obese.
Published on December 23, 2008 in the American Journal of Public
Health, researchers from Azusa Pacific University in California
reported that youth who study near a fast-food outlet eat fewer
servings of fruit and vegetables, drink