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Wimbledon "Healthy" fast foods not easier on the heart NEW YORK
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - So-called "healthy" fast-food
alternatives to the classic burger, fries, and soft drink,
appear to have similar effects on the cardiovascular system, new
research suggests. A single fast-food meal impairs endothelial
function, lead investigator Dr. Tanja K. Rudolph, University
Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany, told Reuters Health.
Endothelial function is a measure of the activity of endothelial
cells that line the inside of the blood vessels. These cells
control blood flow by regulating the dilation of the blood
vessels. Impaired endothelial function, which is considered to
be a marker for cardiovascular disease, c