It’s hard not to get depressed over the politics of food these days, given the massive power of the food industry to influence everything from the farm bill to childhood obesity. So a new
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Health Conscious in Line for (Some) Fast Food
The research firm Scarborough, a joint venture of the ratings barons Arbitron Inc. and The Nielsen Company, has profiled healthy consumers and then peeked into their dining habits.
It found that health-conscious consumers were dining
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Playgrounds for Bacteria at Fast Food Restaurants
It all happened by accident. One day this past spring, Erin Carr-Jordan, mother of four and professor at Arizona State University, rushed into a Tempe McDonald’s because her three-year-old child needed to use the bathroom.
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Jack in the Box Drops Toys from Kids' Meals
The Center for Science in the Public Interest Tuesday congratulated Jack in the Box for stopping toy-based marketing to children, “regardless of its motive.”
The advocacy group was reacting to news that the San Diego-based
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Calorie Counts Didn't Affect Fast Food Choices
Nutrition facts posted in fast food restaurants have no bearing on what parents order for their kids, or what teens choose for themselves, a new study shows.
Researchers surveyed 349 children ages 1-17 who
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Encourage an Earlier Taste for Healthy Foods
The frontier in the fight against childhood obesity should be pushed back to toddlers and preschoolers, a new study suggests. The researchers found that kids ages 3-5 already have developed a taste for sugary, fatty
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Would You Like a Statin with That?
Authors of a study published in The American Journal of Cardiology last week concluded that consuming statins with a cheeseburger could neutralize the effects of fast food.
The researchers from Imperial College London, led by
Mexican Fast Food Linked to 2 Salmonella Outbreaks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced yesterday that the agency is collaborating with public health officials in several states, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and
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