AMA asks fast-food chains to post nutrition facts
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The American Medical Association said on Wednesday it wants fast-food and chain restaurants to add nutritional information to menus and menu boards as part of an effort to combat obesity in the United States.
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Many busy Americans may be stumped by how exactly to manage the new dietary guidelines for Americans released last week.
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MONDAY, Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Fast food restaurants set up inside many U.S. children's hospitals increase patient consumption of unhealthy meals and give some people the mistaken notion that the food is healthier than it is, a new study finds.
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Health officials proposed a new regulation requiring chain restaurants to post calorie information on their menus. A federal judge struck down an earlier plan.
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SHOPPERS want clear âtraffic lightâ labels on food to help them choose healthy items, according to the Governmentâs food watchdog.
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Demand for calorie labels on restaurant food is sweeping the country but the real question is whether diners with more information will make wiser decisions.
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In the struggle against obesity, Americans are losing. Among the favorite targets for blame are fast-food chains such as McDonald's.
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Hoping the fat-filled truth about certain fast-food items will shock New Yorkers into eating healthier, city officials are reviving a plan to force chains to post calorie counts for their foods right on the menu.
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The US food maker announces changes to its advertising policy as part of a campaign to encourage healthy eating.
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Keep the food pyramid but make it more understandable, food industry and consumer group officials told a panel of Agriculture Department officials on Thursday.    The department is revising its nutrition graphic to reflect new eating guidelines that are due out early next year by a dietary guidance advisory committee...
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If you eat fast food on a regular basis you&#39;re more likely to gain weight and develop insulin resistance, according to a new 15-year study on the subject.
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Get up to speed with the quick-serve industry.
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NEW YORK  - People who opt for a meal at a "healthy" restaurant often consume more calories than they would dining at fast food joints that make no health claims, a new study shows.
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The research, published in this week&#39;s Lancet medical journal, should bolster the arguments against those in the food industry who claim that the obesity is caused not by what you eat but how little exercise you take.
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NEW YORK  - An Internet-based system that  provides online food shoppers with purchase-specific dietary  advice helps them buy foods that are lower in saturated fat  than the foods they initially set out to buy, according to new  study findings.
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Shoppers have backed traffic light coding for food so they can tell what is healthy and what is not, a study says.
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One of America&#39;s largest fast-food chains is offering its customers a helping hand in fulfilling their New Year&#39;s resolutions.