Recent News & Comments About fast food and obesity
Fast food serves up career opportunities
At core of family business are lessons learned from the front line and the corporate boardroom Phil Gray always knew he wanted to start a family business — and fast food created the path.
Familiarity with television fast-food ads linked to obesity
There is a long-held concern that youths who eat a lot of fast food are at risk for becoming overweight. New research shows that greater familiarity with fast-food restaurant advertising on television is associated with obesity in young people.
Burger and chips off the menu: Fast food crackdown as council limits take-aways in poor areas 'to increase life ...
Haringey council in London plans to reduce number of fast food restaurants after research shows that areas with lots of them have shorter life expectancies.
Fast food study pays willing participants to gain weight
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are looking for volunteers to only eat fast food from KFC, McDonald's, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Burger King, and get paid for it. But there is a catch, participants will be offered $3,500 to eat food from only these fast food heavy weights and they must gain weight.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
Report: Schools key to fighting America's obesity
Fighting obesity will require changes everywhere Americans live, work, play and learn, says a major new report that outlines dozens of options — from building more walkable neighborhoods to zoning limits on fast-food restaurants to selling healthier snacks in sports arenas.
Fast Food TV Ad Familiarity Linked With Obesity In New Study
It's no secret that kids these days are bombarded with smiling images of the clown suit-ed Ronald McDonald, bespectacled Colonel Sanders and other fast food icons, but could these advertising ploys directly contribute to childhood obesity?
Healthy Fast Food Investigated, Cooking at Home, and the Path to Health and Wellness, in Healthcare Global
NORWICH, England, May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --This focus of this month's main investigation was the increasing trend of 'healthy' fast food.The April issue of Healthcare Global, the pioneering digital media ...
University Paying People Thousands to Eat Fast Food for Obesity Study
(St. Louis, MO) -- Washington University in St. Louis is conducting a study on obesity and is asking participants to gain weight. In return, they will be paid thousands of dollars.
Familiarity with TV fast-food ads may up obesity risk
Washington, April 29 : Adolescents and young adults who are familiar with fast-food restaurant advertising on television are more likely to be overweight, according to a new study.
School offers thousands for people to eat fast food every day for three months
Information provided by KMOV : Washington University is conducting a study on obesity and is asking participants to gain weight. In return they will be paid thousands of dollars. As a part of the study on obesity, the school is offering participants the opportunity to eat all the fast food they want every day for three months. They’ll even get paid $3,500 for it. The only catch? They have to ...
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