If you are among those who think ‘sit down’ restaurants as a healthier option then ‘fast food’ restaurants then you need to read this. A new research has found no much difference when it comes to eating restaurant food or fast food.

Prof Ruopeng An from University of Illinois was of the view that people are not aware of the food that is served to at full service restaurants. Therefore, they cannot judge that it is a healthier option in comparison to fast food.

The research team studied the data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), which included 18,000 adults who have answered questions with regard to their meals they had in the last two days.

From the survey, it was found that one-third of the participants were having fast food on one or both the days and a quarter reported of eating in restaurant at least once a day. The researchers have affirmed that maximum calorie intake was among those who were least educated.

People earning good salary were getting extra calories from ‘sit down’ restaurants. In comparison to people in normal and overweight category, participants who were obese were taking more calories from full service restaurants.

“These findings reveal that eating at a full-service restaurant is not necessarily healthier than eating at a fast-food outlet. In fact, you may be at higher risk of overeating in a full-service restaurant when eating fast food”, affirmed Ruopeng An.

It has been suggested that people should prepare their food themselves and avoid eating outside as much as possible.