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Calorie information in fast food restaurants used by 40 percent of 9-18 year olds when making food choices

A new study published online today (Thursday) in the Journal of Public Health has found that of young people who visited fast food or chain restaurants in the U.S. in 2010, girls and youth who were obese were more likely ...

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Individual and small-chain restaurant meals exceed recommended daily calorie needs, study shows

As the restaurant industry prepares to implement new rules requiring chains with 20 or more locations to post calorie content information, the results of a new study suggest that it would be beneficial to public health for ...

Health created May 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Dieting youth show greater brain reward activity in response to food

The story is a familiar one: most people are able to lose weight while dieting but once the diet is over, the weight comes back. Many of us can personally attest that caloric deprivation weight loss diets typically do not ...

Neuroscience created May 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Menu labels displaying amount of exercise needed to burn calories show benefits

More restaurants are displaying calorie information on their menus than ever before. It's not a coincidence; by law, retail food establishments that are part of a chain with twenty or more locations nationwide must disclose ...

Health created Apr 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0