fast food

Healthy Fast Food for Kids a Tall Order?

WebMD Health  Mon, 08/04/2008 - 11:44

Most kids' fast food meals are unhealthy, loaded with too many calories and too much fat and sodium, according to a report issued by the Center for Science in the Public Interest.


 

Los Angeles wants to take bite out of fast food

Headlines from the Associated Press  Tue, 07/29/2008 - 03:20

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- In the impoverished neighborhood of South Los Angeles, fast food is the easiest cuisine to find - and that's a problem for elected officials who see it as an unhealthy source of calories and cholesterol....


 

Calories don't (yet) count, judge rules

NYDailyNews.com - Health - NY Daily News  Thu, 04/24/2008 - 01:27

A federal judge on Wednesday put the breaks on the city's rule to require fast food joints to post calories on menu boards while the case is still pending in court.


 

School-gate fast food ban urged

BBC News | Health | World Edition  Fri, 03/28/2008 - 05:19

Schools are urged close their gates at lunch to prevent children swapping their school meal for a takeaway.