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Steven Aldana, author of the Stop & Go Fast Food Nutrition Guide, says there's no doubt that fast food is a big part of this problem.

It's high in saturated fat, high in sodium, high in trans fats and it doesn't contain those foods that protect us like: whole grains, fruits and vegetables. And we have a lot of people who will eat fast food ten to twelve times a week.

Steven is not advocating that we never eat fast food but perhaps we could eat less of it and make better choices.

There are still great fast food options out there. You know if you go to your sandwich places like a Subway or a Blimpies, theirs by far is probably going to be the healthiest option - calorie wise, saturated fats, whole grains, vegetables. Wendy's, for example, said they were going to do away with all of their trans fats and they actually did it - they've done away with trans fats. So if you get french fries at Wendy's you're actually getting fries cooked in healthy vegetable oils, not trans fat oils.

And if you're really craving a burger from McDonald's, Steven says…

Maybe even just a simple hamburger at McDonald's - it's got 230 calories and it's the lesser of a lot of evils.

You can download Steven's fast food nutrition guide for free on his website which you can link to from ours: somethingyoushouldknow.net - I'm Mike Carruthers and that's Something You Should Know.