News tagged with restaurant menus


New poll provides snapshot of New Yorkers' views

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- New York state residents are concerned about the obesity epidemic -- but only 24 percent support a junk food tax, and 39 percent support banning TV ads for junk food.


When unhealthy foods hijack overeaters' brains

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Food hijacked Dr. David Kessler's brain. Not apples or carrots. The scientist who once led the government's attack on addictive cigarettes can't wander through part of San Francisco without craving a local shop's ...





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Full disclosure: People will make healthier choices if restaurants provide nutritional data

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

As more and more Americans eat meals outside the home, the country also faces an epidemic of obesity. An association between eating out and weight-related diseases has led to demands for nutritional labeling of restaurant ...


Suit seeks grilled chicken warning

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 28, 2006 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (19) | comments 0

A Washington group filed suit against seven national restaurant chains, saying their California stores must warn that their grilled chicken has carcinogens.


Report: Source of Okla. E. coli outbreak a mystery

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- An extensive investigation has failed to determine how E. coli bacteria was introduced into a northeastern Oklahoma restaurant linked to hundreds of illnesses and one death, the state health board said in a report ...


Fast food meals are smaller, have fewer calories than food served at restaurants

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 17, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study in the Review of Agricultural Economics compares fast food and table service meals at restaurants. Results show that both are larger and have more calories than meals prepared at home, with the typical fast f ...


Use texting as reminder

Technology / Hi Tech

created Jan 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

There are lots of things you hear while you're out that you might want to remember later, such as the name of a movie to rent, restaurants to try or shows to program on the DVR.


'Most Popular' Status Affects What People Eat, Study Finds

'Most Popular' Status Affects What People Eat, Study Finds

Other Sciences / Economics

created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study finds that diners are at least 13 percent more likely to order a dish if they know it is among a restaurant’s most popular.


Expected Calorie Content Influences Consumers' Reactions to Menu-Board Nutrition Information

Other Sciences / Economics

created Jun 18, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new study by marketing researchers at the University of Arkansas indicates that many consumers have a poor understanding of the calorie, fat and sodium content of quick-service restaurant meals. This finding is especially ...


Portions -- not fast food -- may lead to wider waistline, study shows

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

With all the finger-pointing at fast food as a factor in America's obesity epidemic, you'd think people would be fatter where the supply of restaurants is greater--that is, neighborhoods teeming with burger joints, chicken ...


Moody memories? New study shows that mood has limited effect on memory

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Whether we're deciding to return to a restaurant or to purchase a DVD, many consumers rely on memory when they're making decisions. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research examines the role of mood on those memory ...


New Urbanspoon app digs into restaurant reservations

Technology / Software

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Something big is shaking at Urbanspoon, the Seattle company behind a hugely successful iPhone restaurant-finding application.



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