A recent study published in the British Medical Journal looked at the relationship between body weight and the route the participants drove to work. Simple enough. What they found was that those who encountered a fast food store during th...eir commute had a higher body weight. Could be a coincidence, but the study included 5594 which would make the odds of it just being a coincidence highly unlikely.
So, from what I can see, those who drove by a McDonald's or Burger King were more tempted and thus more likely to stop... eat... and gain weight.
Do you suppose exercising more self-control, especially in the late afternoon (when our desire to deny ourselves an indulgence is at its lowest), might help us to maintain a healthy weight? Clearly these fast food outlets are making a killing off the commuters in Cambridge, who might preserve their waistlines by choosing a route with less temptation.
Yes it is just one small french fry here, and a milkshake there... but it all adds up.
http://www.bmj.com/content/348/bmj.g1464
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