Fast food

Fast foods are quick, reasonably priced, and readily available alternatives to home cooking. While convenient and economical for a busy lifestyle, fast foods are typically high in calories, fat, saturated fat, sugar, and salt and may put people at risk for becoming overweight.
Review Date: 01/02/2007
Reviewed By: William McGee, M.D., M.H.A., Assistant Professor of Medicine and
Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, and
Chairman, Nutrition Committee, Baystate Medical Center,
Springfield, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.



















