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TV bombards children with commercials for high-fat and high-sugar foods
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Childhood obesity in the United States is reaching epidemic proportions. With more than one fourth of advertising on daytime and prime time television devoted to foods and beverages and continuing questions about the role ...
Partial bans on smoking don't save jobs in restaurants and bars
May 18, 2009 |
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Some cities and states around the country have completely banned smoking in public places. Others have instituted partial bans to avoid negative economic consequences, such as loss of employment in restaurants and bars due ...
Michelin steers iPhone users to fine dining
May 04, 2009 |
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Venerable dining guide Michelin on Monday expanded its menu of iPhone applications that steer users of the popular Apple smartphones to fine restaurants in cities they may be roaming.
Portions -- not fast food -- may lead to wider waistline, study shows
Feb 02, 2009 |
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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 ...
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Number of fast-food restaurants in neighborhood associated with stroke risk
Feb 19, 2009 |
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The risk of stroke increases with the number of fast-food restaurants in a neighborhood, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2009.
Fast food meals are smaller, have fewer calories than food served at restaurants
Dec 17, 2008 |
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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 ...
New Urbanspoon app digs into restaurant reservations
Oct 30, 2009 |
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Something big is shaking at Urbanspoon, the Seattle company behind a hugely successful iPhone restaurant-finding application.
'Eatin' (not so) good in the neighborhood'
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Living without a car in close proximity to fast food restaurants is associated with excess body mass index and weight gain, according to a University of Pittsburgh study available online and published in the September issue ...
Food for thought
May 19, 2008 |
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Pioneering research from The University of Nottingham recommends a full government environmental audit of British restaurants. The report — ‘The Environmental Sustainability of the British Restaurant Industry: A London Case ...
Restaurant inspections -- public perceptions vs. reality
Apr 29, 2008 |
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Foodborne diseases cause an estimated 76 million illnesses in the U.S. each year with about half associated with restaurant meals. More than 70 billion meals per year are purchased in restaurants in the U.S., accounting for ...
Los Angeles fast-food restaurant ban unlikely to cut obesity, study finds
Oct 06, 2009 |
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Restrictions on fast-food chain restaurants in South Los Angeles are not addressing the main differences between neighborhood food environments and are unlikely to improve the diet of residents or reduce obesity, according ...
MySpace adding Citysearch local night life reviews
Mar 31, 2009 |
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MySpace said Tuesday it is teaming up with merchant guide Citysearch to let users of the social-networking service share reviews of local restaurants and bars.
Report finds smoke-free Legislation doesn’t hurt bars or restaurants; gaming industry impact unclear
May 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Smoking bans have not negatively affected revenues of restaurants and bars, but the impact is less clear at gambling institutions, a new University of Michigan report indicates.
Local food environments can lead to obesity
Jun 18, 2009 |
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Living in an area with more fast food outlets and convenience stores than supermarkets and grocers has been associated with obesity in a Canadian study. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Public Health have s ...
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