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Nutrition
Prepared food from a restaurant that specialises in providing a complete meal—often consisting of a permutation of a hamburger or chicken, french fries and a soft drink or milkshake—in less than two minutes. A diet limited to fast foods is high in protein, fat and calories, and low in vitamins, minerals and fibre.

fast food

Nutrition Prepared food from a restaurant that specializes in providing a full 'meal,' often consisting of a permutation of hamburger or chicken, French fries, pommes frites (chips), and a soft drink or a milkshake, in < 2 mins; the medical community is laying much of the blame for the obesity in the US on the purveyors of fast foods; a diet consisting solely of FF overloads the body with protein, fat, calories, salt, and highly saturated vegetable–eg, palm, coconut oils and is low in vitamins, minerals, and fibers. See Cafeteria diet, Empty calories, 'Junk food, ' Nibbling diet.

fast food

Commercially available, ready-to-eat meals (such as hamburgers, hot dogs, pizza, fried chicken, or french fries) with a high fat content, little fiber, and minimal quantities of vitamins or calcium.

Patient discussion about fast food

Q. HIV in food at restaurants and fast foods? Let’s say an infected cook cut’s him self and a drop of blood fall’s on my hamburger. Can it infect me? Let’s say after it was cooked, just before serving.

A. i don't think so. HIV can't stay longer in open air, and that isn't transferred via food.

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Fast-food outlets add to the growing problem of child obesity."

FAST FOOD MILE; 34 takeaway shops in one short stretch of road... within walking distance of 5 schools INVESTIGATES: OBESITY CRISIS FUELLED BY CHEAP SNACKS

An England-wide study has shown children in areas surrounded by fast-food outlets are more likely to be overweight or obese.

Local takeaways pile weight on our young

"We have been lobbying since the beginning of the year to have all fast-food outlets prominently display nutritional value of their products," said Health Ministry Public Health Directorate nutrition section head Dr Nadia Gharib.

Promoting a healthy lifestyle

I contacted at least seven fast-food outlets selling chicken, burger and pizza in Dubai to confirm it myself.

The tasty option of cooked-at-home

Fast-food outlets are providing a service which is wanted.

Letter: Your view - Fat choice

For the 2007 study, researchers used commercial data sources and geographic information system software to construct a "retail food environment index," or RFEI, by adding the number of convenience stores and fast-food outlets and dividing that sum by the number of supermarkets and produce vendors, including farmers markets.

Study links 'food environment' to diabetes, obesity

If pubs and clubs closed at midnight and fast-food outlets at 12.30am, then Bargoed would have less trouble.

Letter: Timing is the key

These include assets such as retail centers, warehouse and distribution facilities, auto dealerships, fast-food outlets and garden apartments.

Savvy developers' best-kept secret: cost segregation

At press time, NEC was in the process of setting up Primode print stations in 100 NTT DoCoMo shops, with further distribution planned for fast-food outlets (which the company charmingly calls "hamburger shops") and convenience stores.

All aboard! Next stop: digital print station; self-service photo vending is making it easier than ever to print digital photos via a wide range of electronic media. (Upfront)

Don't mistake them for the deep-fried, fat-drenched, white-potato fries that have been filling fast-food outlets, sit-down restaurants, and the insides of arteries for generations, Ian's are real sweet potatoes that have been cut into fries and lightly coated with canola oil.

How sweet it is. (Right Stuff)

To compensate, many supermarketers are paying more attention to both prepared food and general merchandise assortments, the former in an effort to compete with convenience stores and fast-food outlets, the latter in an effort to make general merchandise more complete and more competitive.

Implication of shift in shopping habits is great. (Commentary)

Given the enormity of weight problems among children and teens, it may seem strange to see more and more fast-food outlets sprouting up in schools and even hospitals.