Fast Food Companies Funded by Health Insurance Investments

For all their talk about preventative care, health insurance companies may not be putting their money where their mouth is. A new study out of Harvard Medical School shows that many of the largest health insurance companies in the U.S. and Europe hold millions of dollars worth of stock in fast food restaurants.

Long demonstrated to raise consumer's chances of obesity and cardiac problems, fast food seems like something people should avoid if they want to prevent health problems. At the very least, it seems like health insurance companies are sending a mixed message when they support these companies financ....

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