A new study that comes from the University Of Michigan reveals a direct association between fast food restaurants and stroke. The study was conducted in Nueces County Texas. It showed that individuals residing in areas where fast food restaurants are abundant appear to have an increased chance of suffering from a stroke than those that live in an area where those eateries are not as wide spread. Previously, fast food consumption has been linked to higher incidences of heart disease, obesity, diabetes and liver damage. The research also showed a one percent increased risk of stroke for each individual fast food eatery in the area. The results of the data were posted on a white board and shown during the International Stroke conference 2009 which took place on Thursday. Dr. Morgenstern has commented on the results of the study. ‘What we don’t know is whether fast food actually increased the risk because of its contents or whether fast-food restaurants are a marker of unhealthy neighborhoods. Morgenstern also wants to find out whether there is something completely unique in these counties that is has caused the poor health. He says that areas with lots of fast food joints should be […]