News tagged with food outlets


Super-sized citizens: The relationship between a country's fast-food outlets and its obesity rates

Many studies have linked the meals served at fast-food outlets to obesity, but is there a relationship between the number of restaurants in a country and the girth of its population?

Overweight and Obesity created May 10, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Public obsession with obesity may be more dangerous than obesity itself, UCLA author says

Much has been made about who or what is to blame for the "obesity epidemic" and what can or should be done to stem the tide of rising body mass among the U.S. population.

Overweight and Obesity created Dec 20, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

More food stores open, but areas still lack access

Researchers and students at the Tulane Prevention Research Center mapped the Orleans Parish food environment this fall in their annual study of food stores and fast-food outlets. And for some of those stores, ...

Health created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

S. Korea deploys 'floating toilets' after US warning

South Korea will spend over half a million dollars on building floating toilets around shellfish farms to boost sanitary controls, officials said Wednesday, after US health authorities warned of contamination.

Health created Sep 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Legislated to health?

Obesity rates in North America are a growing concern for legislators. Expanded waistlines mean rising health-care costs for maladies such as diabetes, heart disease and some cancers. One University of Alberta researcher says ...

Health created Aug 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Half of inner city children in deprived areas consuming fast food/drinks at least twice a week

Over half of inner city school-kids in deprived areas may be consuming fast foods/drinks at least twice a week, if the findings from one London borough are applicable elsewhere, suggests research published in the online journal ...

Health created Jun 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Healthy eating can cost less, study finds

Is it really more expensive to eat healthy? An Agriculture Department study released Wednesday found that most fruits, vegetables and other healthy foods cost less than foods high in fat, sugar and salt.

Health created May 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Geographic information systems demonstrate links between health and location

The neighborhoods in which children and adolescents live and spend their time play a role in whether or not they eat a healthy diet, get enough exercise or become obese, concludes a collection of studies in a special theme ...

Health created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

As unhealthy food outlets multiply, teens eat more junk

Got lots of fast food restaurants and other outlets that sell junk food in your neighborhood? Then your teen is more likely to nosh regularly on burgers and fries and wash them down with a soda.

Health created Jul 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0