Fast-Food Dietary Pattern Is Linked to Higher Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Older Canadian Adults

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The prevalence of Canadians (12–79 y of age) with at least one, two, and three components of metabolic syndrome across the three age groups of 12–19, 20–50, and 51–79 years. Canadian Health Measures Survey combined Cycles 1 and 2, 2007–2011 (n = 4,272, males = 49.6%, representative of 26,038,108 Canadians aged 12 to 79 years), was conducted. Significance differences between MetS prevalence of the three age groups.