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Fast-food diet may increase risk of diabetes, researchers say.

Saint Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN)

| December 30, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Saint Paul Pioneer Press. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Tom Majeski

MINNEAPOLIS _ Young adults who frequently eat fast food are far more likely to gain weight and develop type II diabetes than those who don't, researchers at the University of Minnesota and elsewhere have found.

"While this sounds like a no-brainer, there really isn't much science at all" linking fast-food diets to an increased risk of developing type II diabetes, said Mark Pereira, assistant professor of epidemiology in the University of Minnesota's School of Public Health. "It could be argued that this is a first-of-its-kind study."

Establishing connections between dietary habits, which can be modified, and health risks is important because type II diabetes and obesity are…

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