date:Feb 22, 2013
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However, a take-home message is that the study suggests that the more fast food you eat, the fatter you get, Heller said.
This is worrisome, she added, because obesity in one's 20s can increase the risk for metabolic syndrome, diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease early in life.
Metabolic syndrome is a group of risk factors -- including high blood pressure, high blood sugar, unhealthy cholesterol levels and abdominal fat -- that increase a perso