Neighborhood Fast Food Restaurants Linked to Type 2 Diabetes

Neighborhood Fast Food Restaurants Linked to Type 2 Diabetes

Miriam E. Tucker

October 29, 2021

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The more fast food restaurants a person lives near in the United States, the more likely they are to develop type 2 diabetes, new research indicates.  

The national study of more than 4 million US veterans also found the opposite association with supermarkets in suburban and rural communities, but not others.

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