News tagged with restaurant meals


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

One in six fast-food customers cut calories after US food labeling system introduction

Around a sixth of fast food customers used calorie information and, on average, bought food with lower calories since the introduction of a labelling system in the US, says a new study published in the British Medical Jo ...

Health created Jul 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Calorie counts on menus have small but promising effects

Menu labeling has made more people aware of how many calories are in restaurant meals and has some people reducing their intake, according to new research published in the American Journal of Preventive Me ...

Health created May 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For adolescents, Subway food may not be much healthier than McDonald's, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—Subway may promote itself as the "healthy" fast food restaurant, but it might not be a much healthier alternative than McDonald's for adolescents, according to new UCLA research.

Health created May 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research reveals high levels of salt in UK restaurant meals

Meals at high street and celebrity chef chain restaurants have been shown to contain high levels of salt which would warrant a red traffic light label in a supermarket, according to research published today ...

Health created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NYC announces progress in effort to reduce salt (Update)

(AP)—Twenty-one companies have met targets in a New York City-led effort to get restaurants and food manufacturers nationwide to lighten up on salt, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday.

Health created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For restaurants, healthier menus may mean healthier bottom line

(HealthDay)—A leaner menu may lead to a fatter wallet for those invested in the restaurant industry, research suggests.

Health created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Keep a food journal, don't skip meals and avoid going out to lunch if you want to lose weight

Women who want to lose weight should faithfully keep a food journal, and avoid skipping meals and eating in restaurants – especially at lunch – suggests new research from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

Overweight and Obesity created Jul 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Where's the salt? Hidden in your Thanksgiving menu

(AP) -- No need for a salt shaker on the Thanksgiving table: Unless you really cooked from scratch, there's lots of sodium already hidden in the menu.

Health created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Children eschew the fat if dads aren't lenient

This Father's Day, dad's choice of where to eat could literally tip the scales on his children's health.

Health created Jun 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NYC cigarette plan gets praise, criticism (Update)

(AP)—Anti-smoking advocates and health experts hailed proposals from Mayor Michael Bloomberg that would keep cigarettes out of sight in New York City stores, while tobacco companies and smokers called it ...

Health created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0