Article: Fast food a common part of college diets

J. Scott Bowman
University Wire
04-02-2004
(Kansas State Collegian) (U-WIRE) MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Busy schedules can leave no time to prepare food.

Fast food is there to help those without time and, in some cases, with health problems.

Registered dietitian for the Kansas State University Lafene Student Health Center Dianna Schalles said the main reasons fast food has become so embedded in our society are convenience, cost and lack of planning.

"Everyone's in a hurry, and it's easy to go through a drive-thru window," Shalles said. "It becomes a problem when it becomes your main source of food.

"When I work with students, I have them plan their meals and shopping so that they have healthy food ...

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