"Healthy" fast foods may not be

Alternative fast-foods â?” presented as healthier than the standard fare â?” appear in fact to have similar effects on the cardiovascular system as the more familiar items. Dr Tanja Rudolph, of the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, in Germany, says endothelial function is adversely affected within 2 and 4 hours after eating fast foods, irrespective of their “health” qualities. Dr Rudoph and her colleagues report the finding in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Reuters