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Article: FAST FOOD FOR THOUGHT!
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- The Hindustan Times
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- October 28, 2007
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Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by the Hindustan Times
GUWAHATI, Oct. 28 -- You are what you eat, goes an old saying and it is true. A new British study gives scientific credibility to something many would say is common sense : eating fast food as bad for you. The study found that people who ate fast food regularly were more likely to gain 10 pounds than those who indulged less often. And it showed that eating fast food several times a week can make a person twice as likely to contract diabetes. The study does not say conclusively, however, whether the problems are with the fast food itself or, rather, with the sedentary lifestyles that regular fast-food eaters commonly lead.
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