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Los Angeles Considers Health Zoning to Limit Density of Fast Food Restaurants

12/31/2007 - (NaturalNews) The city of Los Angeles is considering placing a two-year moratorium on any new fast food restaurants within South Los Angeles, in an effort to redress the disproportionate prevalence of such restaurants in this poor part of the city. The...

L.A. enacts voluntary trans fat ban

2/1/2007 - (NaturalNews) Following New York’s ban on the use of trans fats in restaurants last month, many cities across the country are considering similar plans to eliminate the artery-clogging ingredient. Los Angeles may be the first major metropolitan area to...

After 7-year delay, McDonald's introduces trans-fat-free oil

1/31/2007 - (NaturalNews) Fast-food giant McDonald's has finally begun to use trans-fat-free oil for cooking french fries in some restaurants, after seven years of testing different oil varieties. According to spokesperson Walt Riker, the new oil has been introduced...

California lawmaker proposes NYC-like trans fat ban

1/2/2007 - (NaturalNews) California Assemblywoman Bonnie Garcia, R-Cathedral City, proposed a bill today that seeks to ban trans fats in baked and fried foods in restaurants and school cafeterias throughout the state. Though the proposed bill is not as comprehensive...

Massachusetts bill seeks trans fats ban

1/1/2007 - (NaturalNews) Just shortly after New York City banned all restaurants from using trans fats in their food preparation, a lawmaker introduced a bill on Tuesday that would make Massachusetts the first entire state to ban artificial trans fats from restaurants. New...

Taco Bell E. coli outbreak spreads to five states

12/12/2006 - (NaturalNews) An outbreak of E. coli bacteria in the Northeast over the past two weeks has now infected 64 people who ate at various Taco Bell restaurants, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Though the CDC has not targeted...

Fast food restaurants at children's hospitals influence parents to feed their families unhealthy meals

12/6/2006 - (NaturalNews) New research states that at least 59 of the nation's 250 children's hospitals have fast-food restaurants as part of their cafeteria operations. According to Dr. Hannah Sahud -- the lead researcher behind the new study -- that is a troubling...

New York becomes first U.S. city to ban trans fats

12/5/2006 - (NaturalNews) A unanimous vote from the New York City Board of Health has made the Big Apple the first U.S. city to ban harmful trans fats from its restaurants. First proposed on Sept. 26, the ban on using trans fats in restaurant cooking stirred up...

American Heart Association opposes New York trans fats ban

11/16/2006 - (NaturalNews) The American Heart Association (AHA) recently came out in opposition of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposed ban on trans fats in the city's restaurants, claiming the ban may force eateries to revert to oils high in unhealthy saturated...

McDonald's to reduce trans fat content of food in European chains by 2008

11/8/2006 - (NaturalNews) On Tuesday, McDonald's announced it would be cutting the level of trans fats in its cooking oil to 2 percent by 2008 in its European restaurants, and claimed it was the first fast food chain on the continent to do so. After the move,...

New York may require restaurants to disclose calorie content of food products

11/2/2006 - (NaturalNews) The New York City department of health recently proposed a new policy that would require some restaurants -- mainly fast-food chains -- to disclose calorie information on their menus. If passed, the policy would only apply to restaurants...

New Yorkers: Join Us Mon., Oct. 30 To Kick Trans Fats Out of New York Restaurants

10/23/2006 - Unless you've been hiding out in a cave lately, you've probably heard about the horrific dangers of trans fats -- partially hydrogenated vegetable oils found in processed cookies, cakes, crackers, breads, doughnuts, and deep-fried French fries, etc.--...

U.S. restaurants super-size food portions to please customers, study finds

10/23/2006 - (NaturalNews) The majority of U.S. restaurant chefs cook meals that are two to four times larger than the government's recommended serving sizes, according to a study presented Saturday at the annual meeting of the Obesity Society in Boston. Researchers...

Trans fatty acids are public health hazard, says author of "Poison in the Food"

10/2/2006 - (NaturalNews) While some critics are denouncing New York City's proposal to almost completely ban dangerous trans fat from its restaurants, Natural health advocate Mike Adams, author of "Poison In the Food: Hydrogenated Oils," is publicly stating his...

NYC considering ban of all trans fats in restaurants

9/27/2006 - (NaturalNews) New York City health officials recently unveiled a proposal that would ban artificial trans fatty acids from the city's 24,600 restaurants, just three years after prohibiting smoking in eateries. Most trans fats are found in shortenings,...

Interview with Dr. Russell Blaylock on devastating health effects of MSG, aspartame and excitotoxins

9/27/2006 - Mike: I'm here with Dr. Russell Blaylock, and I'd like to explore some of the more advanced aspects of some of the things you are working on. Dr. Blaylock, I think readers know the basics of both MSG and aspartame, but can you review what you've already...

When fast food restaurants outnumber grocery stores, city residents die earlier from disease

7/19/2006 - (NaturalNews) A new study found that residents in large cities who live farther from grocery stores than fast-food restaurants are more likely to die prematurely of diseases such as cancer and diabetes. Researchers conducting the study for LaSalle...

Fast food giants prey on parents' gullibility to sell unhealthy food to children

7/13/2006 - Many experts name Ray Kroc, founder of the McDonald's franchise, and Walt Disney as the pioneers of child-focused marketing, since they first recognized children as a separate marketing demographic from adults in the 1960s. For Kroc and Disney, the decision...

New York City may reduce density of fast food restaurants through healthier zoning laws

7/12/2006 - (NaturalNews) New York City health committee chairman Joel Rivera is taking a stand against the raging levels of obesity in his city by lobbying to slow the uncontrolled growth of fast-food chains. "(Fast-food restaurants) make good-tasting, affordable...

The Cleveland Clinic battles with McDonald's over fast food in hospitals

1/30/2005 - One of the most ridiculous things about many hospitals and surgical centers is that they host fast food restaurants like McDonald's and Pizza Hut. Now making headlines is the heated debate between the Cleveland Clinic and McDonald's restaurants. Toby...

The unauthorized history of Coca-Cola (satire)

1/14/2005 - Coca-cola was originally promoted as a drink "offering the virtues of coca without the vices of alcohol." Until 1903, a typical serving contained 60mg of cocaine. Today, it still contains an extract of coca leaves. The Coca-Cola Company imports eight...

Restaurants realize that low-carb menu items are not only good for customers, they're good for business

1/30/2004 10:02:34 AM - The low-carb diet trend is having a huge impact on fast food restaurants. Customers don't want the bun, the bread, or the sugar candy soft drinks. They want high-protein, high-fiber meals, and if you restaurants are listening and starting to deliver...

Nutritional information on restaurant menus empowers consumers to make healthy food choices

11/7/2003 1:10:02 AM - In case you hadn't noticed, we have an obesity problem in this country. And while the responsibility for each person's body weight is ultimately up to that person, it certainly helps to have better information made available to consumers. Obesity...

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