Late for work with no time to pack a lunch, on a long car trip with limited meal options, living in a neighborhood without a nearby grocery store – there are many reasons why people eat fast food, ...

Fast-food menus once seemed determined to grow indefinitely, with new sandwiches, specialty sides, desserts, and endless variations competing for space on crowded menu boards. More recently, though, ...

Americans have sharply reduced their fast food consumption in recent years, according to a new study that is reigniting a simmering debate about the causes and impact of consumers' shifting dietary ...

You probably learned to eat quickly out of necessity – rushing through breakfast before work, wolfing down lunch between meetings, or finishing dinner while watching TV. But your brain wasn’t designed ...

Eating healthy food at a fast-food restaurant may be challenging, but it isn’t impossible. A list of the most nutritious fast-food meals available to eat right now appeared recently on the website The ...

Often in our attempts to battle weight and obesity, a system of calorie restriction is imposed. While many of these attempts result in short term weight loss, the effects are not sustainable in the ...

A new report exploring how restaurants are performing in the United States and which brands American diners prefer found that McDonald's comes to mind first when most consumers consider eating fast ...

A new study by LendingTree found that fast food, once viewed as a staple for lower-income workers and families, is increasingly unaffordable for the employees who work at fast-food restaurants. The ...

The next time you swing by your favorite fast food chain, the next person in line might just be a nutrition expert—seriously. "Fast food can absolutely be part of a healthy diet," says registered ...

The case for ditching self-denial and embracing enjoyment. By Pete Wells Losing weight and keeping it off are diabolically hard for many people. Nearly two in five Americans suffer from obesity.