In the face of alarming news report
of food poisoning in the Philippines, a new US study confirms what our moms
have been telling us since time immemorial – home-cooked meals are far
healthier than fast food.
In a report by Reuters, a survey of
18,000 adults conducted by a professor of kinesiology and community health at
the University of Illinois showed that fast food may be to blame for the
obesity problem in the US and for a host of weight-related ailments.
About a third of the survey
participants reported eating fast food, while one quarter reported eating at
full-service restaurants.
With the survey participants who ate
home-prepared food serving as baseline, those who ate fast food consumed an
average of 190 more calories per day, 11 grams more fat, 3.5 grams more
saturated fat, 10 mg. extra cholesterol and 300 mg. more sodium.
Those who ate at full-service
restaurants consumed around 187 more calories, 10 more grams of fat, 2.5 grams
of saturated fat, 60 mg. more cholesterol and 400 mg more sodium per day
compared to those who ate home-cooked meals.
In the Philippines, home-cooked
meals trump fast food in terms of freshness and in safety and hygiene of
preparation. –END-
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