Effects Of Fast Food On Health - Articles
Finally! Fast food = health food
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Jean D.
The Health Food Hut, a new chain of fast food restaurants is getting started in Florida. Big deal, you say? Well, yes, it actually is. Get this: The menu? All organic and natural, featuring among other things, all wild Alaskan seafood, organic beef and chicken, and organic salads and wraps. The menu will also provide complete nutritional informati ...
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Fast food and quick plaques
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Dr. William D.
Such was the title of Dr. William Roberts' editorial back in 1987 discussing the health effects of fast foods. If you need a graphic illustration of the extraordinarily damaging health effects of fast foods, take a look at trends in mainland China. A recent editorial in the American Journal of Cardiology written by Dr. Tsung Cheng of George Washin ...
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Fast Food
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Camilla S.
Most critics of “fast food” object to the “food” component of the term: it’s too fatty, caloric, salty, processed, and the list goes on. I agree a diet built on a foundation of assorted McMorsels will lead to ill health, but I’m no extremist; it seems silly to bemoan an occasional hamburger & fries indulgenc ...
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Fast Food Makes Kids Happier?????
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Robin P.
Here we go again, a crazy study says fast food and soft drinks may be making children fatter but they also make them happy. Give me a break! My son is not a junk fast food lover and he is very happy. From ScienceDaily, Programs aimed at tackling childhood obesity, by reducing children's consumption of unhealthy food and drink, are likely to be ...
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Fast Food Outlets In Health Improving Commitment
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Nick B.
In a history making deal this week, some of the UK’s most popular fast-food companies including McDonald’s and KFC, have agreed to help the government’s campaign to tackle heart disease and obesity by offering customers a healthier choice of food.In addition, Burger King, Wimpy, Nando’s and Subway have made a vow to reduce f ...
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Fast Food HealthCare
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Steven ..
Another datapoint in the trend towards the retailing of healthcare:Walgreen Buying Health Centers, Wall Street Journal, March 18, 2008.Walgreen-the nation's largest drugstore chain(by $)- bought I-trax Inc ($259.7 million cash) and Whole Health Management ($???). The purchase gives Walgreen over 500 worksite (in businesses like Lowe's, Toyota Mot ...
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Fast Food
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Jori ..
Another interesting article about various fast foods, and how bad they REALLY are for you. Now, most of these are in the US - as a Canadian we don't have many of these restaurants around, but wow - who would have thought?
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Fast Food Nation
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BwhoUR
Have you seen Fast Food Nation? Watch it. Strange how the Law of Attraction works... I have been preaching about my book Skinny Bitch to everyone and its graphic depiction of the meat/milk industries... well then I popped in my latest Blockbuster movie (sent through the mail from my list I must have put together a year ago) and guess what it was: ...
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Fast Food!
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Ms. Celiac
So, I'm not really a fan of fast food, but sometimes you're in a place where that is the only option. Thankfully, there are several fast food restaurants that offer gluten free choices! These include: In-N-Out Burger, Burger King, Wendy's, and Subway. In-N-Out Burger has several locations on the west coast. If you are on a gluten free diet you c ...
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