It's not fast food... we're just fat.

Interesting article here in U.S. News and World Report claiming there is no link between fast food and America (and the world) getting fat. Moreover, taxes and other incentives used to force restaurants into healthier choices (i.e. better oil, less salt, etc) will only hurt their business and not make us, the fat public, healthier.


"The results find no evidence of a causal link between restaurants and obesity, and the estimates are precise enough to rule out any meaningful effect. Analysis of food intake micro data suggests that although consumers eat larger meals at restaurants than at home (even after accounting for selection), they offset these calories at other times of day. We conclude that public health policies targeting restaurants are unlikely to reduce obesity but could negatively affect consumer welfare."

Link:
Nope, McDonald's Isn't Making Us Fat
James Pethokoukis

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