Fast-food outlets are fuelling diabetes and obesity

How close you are to fast-food outlets may be linked to your risk of type 2 diabetes and obesity, a new study led by the University of Leicester has discovered. The research found that there was a higher number of fast-food outlets within 500 metres of inner-city neighbourhoods described as non-white as well as in socially deprived areas. The researchers warn that their findings, based on a study of more than 10,000 people, have important implications for diabetes prevention and for those granting planning permission for fast-food outlets. “Our study suggests that for every additional two outlets per neighbourhood, we…