My local MS society news letter came out this week. They always post a research article. This one was about sodium and auto immune. It showed a large percentage of fast food dieters had more auto immune disorders. Since I did not inherit any kind of cooking gene from my Mom, we as a whole family spent most of our meals out and fast food was the cheapest since that what speaks to my husbands pocket the most. My oldest daughter had chronic fatigue and my youngest some kind of pustular skin disorder her dermatologist says is auto immune. Is this a coincidence or could it really be true????

I worked for Burger King for two years as a teenager, and then worked for McDonald's for eight years in my twenties. I ate a LOT of fast food during that time.

There might be something to that theory.

I had my first McD's when I was in my mid teens. We didn't go out to restaurants much, since we couldn't afford it, so count me out on this one...

It's probably due to some preservative they put in fast food?
I'd rather take my chances with the meat than some of those
poison preservatives.

I ate so much taco bell in college I almost turned into a burrito. But I had some symptoms even as a teen, so I'm not sure. I'm sure it didn't help.

The most fast food I'll do now is the McD grilled chicken w/no mayo (its just grilled chicken, lettuce, tomato, whole grain bun). And I only eat that if I'm on the road and didn't plan ahead with my own food, which is very rare. I do like having one quick option though because I can feel really, really ill if I don't eat.

And no fries.

I think they have lower fat fries now..

Actually I think you are right on. The country is also feeding antibiotics to much of our food. This makes resistant diseases. I don't eat fast food anymore. I wait till I can afford a nice meal with my change jar. Since all my auto immune stuff, I have taken notice finally about what I put in my mouth, and what I am exposed to. MrsD knows a lot about this subject too. Have a good night Doydie. ginnie

We are what we eat, but I think this idea is too simplistic. I ate mostly healthy food growing up but I did eat a bit of junk food in my teens. It could be one factor for a lot of people though because of the lack of nutrition and the poisonous effects of junk food in general.

i knew there would be a mixed response to this. I also as a child ate pretty healthy, well maybe to much fat. But as an adult I didn't do so well. In fact I did poorly and that's what I raised my children on. But I think I will bring up this study to both my girls in hopes that it will scare them into eating a little more healthy. The younger one I have hopes for the older one, not so much.