Fast Food

McDonald's, KFC, and the food we can't seem to live without. (155 posts)

Poll: Who Shrunk My Chocolate Bar?

Chocolate eaters down under have noticed something strange is happening with their chocolate bars - they've shrunk. Mars Bars have downsized by 11% and Cadbury chocolate bars have gone from 250g to 200g (20% drop).

The one thing that hasn't dropped is price.

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16 comments · June 8, 2009

China Needs Help with Childhood Obesity

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No doubt. The United States is good at a lot of things. Hey, we're undefeated in the "World" Series dating all the way back to 1903. Not too shabby!

But, given our soaring rates of obesity, diabetes and heart disease, I hardly think we're a good role model for overcoming childhood obesity. Are we?

Our life-partner China seems to thinks so. Chinese health officials have asked the U.S. for help in addressing China's increasing number of overweight children.

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12 comments · April 24, 2009

Russian Diet: Time to Return to Basics

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We all know the United States is fat, but we're not the only ones. So is the rest of the world! The World Health Organization estimates 1.6 billion adults are overweight worldwide.

And mother Russia is in trouble. After a new report indicated Russian men and women have gained four pounds over the past 10 years, officials have asked citizens to go on a diet.

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15 comments · March 6, 2009

Poll: Prefer Sugar or Corn Syrup in Your Soda?

Pepsi Bottling Ventures are set to release two new drinks: Pepsi Throwback and Mountain Dew Throwback.

These drinks will come with something unusual: They are sweetened with real sugar - the stuff that comes from sugar cane. Virtually all other soft drink formulas are sweetened with High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS).

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19 comments · February 19, 2009

United Kingdom to Post Calories on Menus Too

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America's fat. So many of us shovel calories down our throats like it's going out of style! But the rest of the world isn't much better.

As of 2005, the World Health Organization (WHO) projects 1.6 billion adults, ages 15 and up, were overweight and 400 million adults were obese, worldwide.

And the latest rage to help curb obesity is printing calories on the menus of fast food restaurants. And now, Great Britain is getting in on the act.

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13 comments · January 21, 2009

The 5 Worst Fast Food Value Meals

A dollar meal might sound like a bargain, but is it worth the price for your health? Dietitians from The Cancer Project have taken a look at the high health cost of "value meals" at fast food restaurants, and have listed the five worst options. » more

55 comments · January 6, 2009

Would Banning Fast Food Ads Make Kids Thinner?

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The Burger King, Ronald McDonald and the Taco Bell dog. Their commercials make us laugh, tell a friend, search for them on YouTube, but most importantly, buy what they're selling.

But a new study shows fast food advertising has played a big role in the tripling of childhood obesity, between 1970 and 1999, and a ban on fast food commercials might reverse the trend.

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21 comments · November 24, 2008

Calories on Fast Food Menus: Should it Become Law?

As a growing number of states adopt the practice of making fast-food restaurants list calories on their menus, Congress continues in its struggle to implement this obesity-combating tactic nationwide, reports Reuters Health.

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69 comments · November 21, 2008

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