MORE ON: fast food

Daily Report: Health and Welfare

US guidelines on food marketing to kids stalls

January 27, 2012, 12:05 AM
According to a recent analysis of medical costs in the research journal Obesity, California spends an estimated $15.2 billion on obesity-related health problems each year – the most in the country. The California Department of Public Health’s Obesity Prevention Plan seeks to... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

With few healthy options, teens eating more junk food

July 29, 2011, 12:05 AM
California teenagers are living and attending schools in junk food wastelands, according to a new study by researchers at UCLA. Researchers analyzed the number of healthy and unhealthy restaurants and food outlets near teens' schools and homes. The result: For nearly 75 percent... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Menus list calories, but Californians may not be counting

February 1, 2011, 12:05 AM
Walking into a chain restaurant in California these days, you'll see more than just prices on a menu – you'll see calorie counts. A Big Mac at McDonald's, 540 calories. A cranberry orange scone at Starbucks, 490 calories. Two eggs and two buttermilk pancakes at IHOP, 560 calories... + read more
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