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Is Fast Food Addictive?

10/8/2012; 58 minutes

Nutritionist Andrea Garber, UCSF Division of Adolescent Medicine, explores whether fast food meets the definition of substance dependence. From the nutrients in fast food, to the consumers, to the packaging are adolescents getting hooked?

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