According to an article by the Los Angeles Times, the number of fast food chain restaurants in an area may be a factor in determining the population's susceptibility to strokes:

"Researchers [from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor] found that those who lived in areas with the most fast food restaurants had a 13% higher relative risk of stroke than those who lived in areas with the least fast food restaurants, after controlling for demographic and socioeconomic issues."

Apparently, the statistics revealed that the risk of stroke increased by 1% for each fast food restaurant in the neighborhood.

While these results don't directly link fast food chains with any type of disease or sickness, it does make one question and wonder how consuming too much fast food can so adversely affect an entire community. More importantly, what can the people in the community do about it?

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