1 - Fast-food is usually full of saturated fat and processed ingredients which impede metabolism and also increase the risk for heart disease.

2 - The diagnosis of the chronic fatigue syndrome should not impede the treatment of coexisting disorders, notably depression.

3 - A major impediment to wide acceptance of electric vehicles even on the part of people who use their cars almost exclusively for commuting is the inability to use electric vehicles for occasional extended trips.

4 - The major impediment to production in the country is the sharp fluctuations in foreign currency.

5 - Hunger, which afflicts one in five of the developing world's people, is a profound impediment to the advancement of individuals and societies.