Eating out frequently could shorten your life span. According to a study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, eating too much restaurant food is significantly associated with increased risk of all-cause mortality, as well as cancer and cardiovascular mortality.
Meals which are not home-cooked tend to be higher in density, fat, salt and refined sugars, all of which can increase the risk of obesity, diabetes and other chronic diseases.
Researchers analyzed data from the US National Health and Nutritional Examination survey 1999 to 2014: 35,084 adults aged 20 years or older answered questions about their dietary habits, including the frequency of eating meals prepared away from home. The researchers then analyzed the death records through December 2015.
There were 2,781 deaths during follow up, including 511 deaths from cardiovascular disease and 638 deaths from cancer.
Compared to people who ate less than one meal per week away from home, people who ate two or more meals per day away from home were 49 percent more likely to die of any cause.
They also had 67 percent increased risk of dying of cancer, and an 18 percent risk of dying of cardiovascular diseases.
