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Fast food has now entered the lives of people and especially young people like students. It is an easy, fast and economical way to calm down and satisfy their taste buds. In this dissertation, emphasis will be placed on the thorough research of the relationship between the consumption of fast food and the body weight of students in the Prefecture of Attica. In more detail,  Introduction: In the introduction of the degree, there is talk in the definition of fast food, but also in its pre-history (from the past to the present). The factors according to which students turn to fast food consumption through various research questions, and the effects that this may have on their health are analyzed in more detail. In addition, reference is made to the political attitude of the country and its work for the adoption of a healthy life plan, but also to the ecological impact that these attitudes have both in our country and abroad.  Methodology: This chapter analyzes in detail the way of collecting research data through a survey using a questionnaire, listing the limitations of this survey and then the analysis of statistical data by SPSS. The number of the questionnaire was the students of the Prefecture of Attica while the sample was selected through convenient sampling and avalanche sampling.  Results: This chapter describes all the answers selected by the students of the Prefecture of Attica in the questionnaire. These answers are related to questions related to their demographics (such as gender, age, height, weight, etc.), their eating and physical activities, but also the psychology surrounding fast food consumption.  Discussion-Conclusions: This section incorporates all the objectives of the following research. Reference is made, mainly to the averages resulting from the analysis of the questionnaire data, to various criteria such as psychological factors, daily activity time. But also whether there are basic differences in eating habits between the sexes