Americans say there is no place for the likes of McDonald's and Chick-fil-A in hospitals.

The giants of fast food are serving greasy, fatty, artery-clogging foods in the same building where patients are receiving artery-opening stents and pacemakers. Often these lifesaving surgeries are just a floor or two above where the unhealthy combo meals are being served up.

In a way it's like having an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting above a bar. It just doesn't make sense.

Eating fast food four times a week may increase heart disease risk by 80%, according to one study.

So, why is it happening?

Dr. Roxanne Becker joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room Podcast to talk about the findings of the hospital survey that revealed mounting frustrations with the state of hospital food.

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Hospital Fast Food Survey

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Roxanne Becker, MBChB, DipIBLM

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Have you ever tried to get someone to eat a vegan meal? It can lead to blank stares, immediate pushback, arguments, and worse. But there is a way to encourage someone to begin thinking about it without coming across as intimidating.

Catherine Perez is a registered dietitian, social media star, and author of Peaceful Kitchen: More than 100 Cozy Plant-Based Recipes to Comfort the Body and Nourish the Soul. She has built a career on convincing people to go vegan without judgment and have them feel good about their choices.

Catherine offers advice and tips on her approach to opening the door for others to try a plant-based diet when she joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room Podcast.

This episode was recorded at the International Conference on Nutrition in Medicine.

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Catherine Perez, RD

Peaceful Kitchen Cookbook: https://amzn.to/3YtcMvm

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plantbasedrd

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Website: https://plantbasedrdblog.com

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Chuck Carroll

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Physicians Committee

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