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Last Update: Sat Sep 30 07:25:48 2006 | | + How to (not!) get fat in five easy steps +
You may think it's strange to find a "How-To" article focusing on five easy steps for adding fat to your body. You might say that we [...] the people in the United States are overweight and one third are considered clinically obese. Obviously we've mastered this topic... |
| + Former CEO of McDonald's dies of colon cancer at age of 44 +
Forty-four years of age is too young to die of anything, much less colon cancer. With this story being all over the news, there will [...] irony of it all, given the current awareness of the health risks associated with certain products served at fast food restaurants... |
| + Kudos to Burger King for making fast food low-carb food +
It's rare that I have any praise for a fast food chain, but in this
case, I applaud Burger King's move to offer bunless hamburgers [...] response to consumer demand and the
accelerating popularity of the Atkins diet, the South Beach Diet, and
other low-carb diets... |
| + Scientists say a sprinkle of seaweed may make fast food healthier +
Sprinkling a seaweed called alginate onto fast food choices such as pies, burgers and cakes, may make the junk food healthier by [...] process, says a Herald report based on a Newcastle University study. If you enjoy this article, you may also be interested... |
| + Fast food restaurants often located near schools, study shows +
According to a study by Harvard's School of Public Health, 80 percent of elementary and high schools studied had fast food restaurants [...] researchers believe similar trends likely exist nationwide. To learn more on this topic, be sure to also read the related article... |
| + Study shows decreasing your fast food intake can help you lose weight +
A study has shown that people who east regularly at fast food restaurants are heavier and twice as likely to suffer from heart disease [...] once a week. To learn more on this topic, be sure to also read the related article, The Cleveland Clinic battles with McDonald's... |
| + McDonalds sheds its old image +
McDonalds has spent years under controversy for its contributions to the obesity epidemic in the U.S., but now the company is seeking [...] you may also be interested in an article entitled 'Why America is still a great place to live: thirteen things I love about... |
| + Don't be tempted by fast food +
It is okay to indulge in fast food occasionally, but more Americans are making it a part of their weekly routine, increases their ... |
| + McDonald's turns to technology to tempt patrons +
A McDonalds restaurant is testing a new ATM-style system, called Blaze Net, which allows diners to purchase downloadable MP3s and [...] net right in the restaurant -- and it even accepts cash. Located in Chicago, the new flagship restaurant also sells lattes at its... |
| + McDonald's secretly testing fries cooked in low trans fat oil +
McDonald's is in the process of testing new and improved French fries cooked in low trans fat oil, and they're not telling customers [...] in 2002 that the company would be trying a new cooking oil with less trans fat, customers flooded phone lines with complaints... |
| + Detroit mayor proposes fast-food tax +
To overcome vast deficits in city funding, Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is proposing a 2 percent fast-food tax. Although the tax [...] financial burdens, city officials insist every penny counts in Detroit. Restaurant owners say the tax is punishing those who have... |
| + Food industry stands against nutritional disclosure bill +
A new law requiring restaurants to make nutritional information about their menus readily available to consumers is awaiting passage [...] will allow families to make more informed choices when ordering fast food, but industry representatives say the bill would be too... |
| + Obesity, as well as fast food, on the rise in Spain +
The Spanish Health Ministry has released a study showing that the number of overweight and obese people in Spain has doubled over the [...] began a study in 2003 in which, of a random sample, 13.6 percent of people were obese and 38.6 percent of people were overweight... |
| + Dieticians teaching kids about the pitfalls of a fast food lifestyle +
Teams of dieticians in San Diego, California are taking an important to message to the city's school kids: watch what you eat when you [...] are working with kids ages 9-11 to make sure they know, for example, that a typical portion of food at a fast food restaurant... |
| + New study shows fast food is indeed linked to obesity +
A study published in the journal Lancet confirms what some health experts have been saying all along: fast food is fat food. As fast [...] obesity in America. In the late 80s and early 90s, only about 23 percent of the population was obese--now the figure approaches 30... |
| + Fast food diet can lead to directly to diabetes, new study indicates +
Critics of the U.S. fast food industry say a Boston Children's Hospital study might finally be their smoking gun. The study appears to [...] that a steady diet of fast food can lead to obesity and diabetes. Study participants who consumed fast food more than twice a week... |
| + Fast food diet could be linked to diabetes, study warns +
A new study by Boston Children's Hospital suggests that eating fast food more than twice per week can lead to more than just weight [...] The study is a bit inconclusive though. It's authors are careful to note that it's not clear if the increase in diabetes is related... |
| + Hospitals are no place for fast food franchises, some doctors say +
Disturbed by the irony of greasy pizza being readily available right out side, say, a heart surgeon's office, some Cleveland, Ohio [...] food franchises out of hospital food courts. "We hope we are setting some kind of trend," one of the doctors said. To learn more... |
| + Diabetes and obesity linked to fast food, new study shows +
A new British study gives scientific credibility to something many would say is common sense: eating fast food is bad for you. The [...] regularly were more likely to gain 10 pounds than those who indulged less often. And it showed that eating fast food several times... |
| + A steady diet of fast food can lead to diabetes, new study shows +
People who eat fast food more than twice a week have a greater chance of developing diabetes, a new study by the Children's Hospital [...] solid evidence that fast food is a health threat, a possibility still lingers that the real culprit is the sedentary lifestyle that... |
| + If you want to gain weight, become a regular fast food customer +
Young people who frequent fast food restaurants more than twice a week tend to gain weight and develop insulin interference, according [...] of the journal Lancet. The research shows that, after 15 years, those who ate frequently at fast food restaurants gained ten extra... |
| + McDonald's CEOs display pattern of chronic disease +
Embattled McDonald's has lost its second CEO in the past year after Charlie Bell resigned today to continue his battle with cancer. [...] a heart attack. Jim Skinner, the former vice chairman has been elected to replace Bell. Since being diagnosed with cancer earlier... |
| + Fast food joints: Eat here at your own risk +
Fast food chains could see it coming: massive class action lawsuits
blaming restaurants for causing obesity, diabetes, heart disease [...] lobbied hard to get Congress to pass the
"Cheeseburger Bill," making them immune to such lawsuits. It's sort
of the way ski... |
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