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Fast Food - most related articles:

- Fast food pushes salt consumption to unsafe levels - 4.8
- Depression linked to eating fast food - 4.8
- US children eating more and more frequently outside home - 4.4
- Fast food customers cut calories after US food labeling system - 4.3
- Lower calorie foods purchased in restaurants contain more calories than listed - 4.2
- Health, life insurers hold $2 billion in fast food stocks - 4.2
- Fast food menus with calorie information lead to lower calorie selection - 4.1
- New treatment may cure food allergies - 4
- Ban on fast food TV advertising may reverse childhood obesity trends - 3.9
- Eating fast may make you overweight and obese - 3.5

Fast Food articles

Depression linked to eating fast food
Eating commercial baked goods (fairy cakes, croissants, doughnuts, etc.) and fast food (hamburgers, hotdogs and pizza) is linked to depression. This is confirmed by by scientists from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the University of Granada.

Fast food customers cut calories after US food labeling system
Around a sixth of fast food customers used calorie information and, on average, bought food with lower calories since the introduction of a labelling system in the US, says a new study published.

US children eating more and more frequently outside home
As childhood obesity rises and the American diet shifts towards increasing consumption of foods eaten or prepared outside of the home, concerns about the nutritional quality and the total consumption of such foods are also increasing.

People who go to bed late and sleep late eat more fast food and weigh more
Staying up late every night and sleeping in is a habit that could put you at risk for gaining weight. People who go to bed late and sleep late eat more calories in the evening, more fast food, fewer fruits and vegetables and weigh more than people who go to sleep earlier and wake up earlier.

Health, life insurers hold $2 billion in fast food stocks
Just weeks after the passage of a health bill that will dramatically increase the number of Americans covered by private health insurers, Harvard researchers have detailed the extent to which life and health insurance companies are major investors in the fast-food industry – to the tune of nearly $2 billion.

Fast food menus with calorie information lead to lower calorie selection
In a new study, the amount of calories selected by parents for their child's hypothetical meal at McDonald's restaurants were reduced by an average of 102 calories when the menus clearly showed the calories for each item.

Action steps to cut childhood obesity rates
Local governments play a crucial role in the fight against childhood obesity by creating environments that make it either easy or hard for children to eat healthier diets and move more.

Colorectal cancer rising in young adults 20-29 years in US
A new study finds that in sharp contrast to the overall declining rates of colorectal cancer in the United States, incidence rates among adults younger than age 50 years are increasing.

Fast food pushes salt consumption to unsafe levels
Results of a new survey show that many fast food meals contain far more salt than the government's recommended daily maximum.

Bisphenol A remain in body even after fasting
A University of Rochester Medical Center study challenges common assumptions about the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), by showing that in some people, surprisingly high levels remain in the body even after fasting for as long as 24 hours.

Ban on fast food TV advertising may reverse childhood obesity trends
A ban on fast food advertisements in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent, according to a new study being published this month in the Journal of Law and Economics.

New York chain restaurants to display calorie information
The Board of Health of New York City voted to require restaurant chains operating in New York City to prominently display calorie information on their menus and menu boards. The new regulation, which takes effect on March_31, 2008, applies to any New York City chain restaurant that has 15 or more outlets nationwide – about 10% of all New York City restaurants.

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