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Fat Becoming More Than a Name in China
By David Moye - AOL News(July 6) -- As the Chinese economy beefs up, so are its citizens ... to the point where "Fat" is no longer just a popular name, but also the description for 100 million Chinese citizens. That number is small compared to China's 1.5 billion population, but experts fear the number of obese citizens could double in 10 years. What is the reason for all the super-sizing? According to Los Angeles-based bariatric surgeon Dr. Carson Liu, it's a case of East meets West. ...
FDA Plans to Limit Salt in Foods in Gradual Phase-Down
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyHow much salt is too much in a daily diet? We're going to find out. The Food and Drug Administration plans to determine what constitutes excess and eventually impose the first legal limits on the amount of salt in U.S. foods. It's not going to happen overnight. The FDA intends to consult with the food industry and health experts, and analyze salt in sauces, bread and other products over a period of years before deciding on legal limits, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. Excessive salt has been blamed for early deaths from heart disease and hypertension. Down the road, when limits take ...
Unemployment Takes a Bite Out of Breakfast
By Michelle Ruiz - AOL News(Feb. 21) -- With millions of Americans unemployed, there are simply fewer morning people venturing out for their daily coffee and bagel. That's bad news for the once-$57 million breakfast business. As unemployment rates hit 10 percent, breakfast sales dipped 4 percent, according to the NPD Group, a consumer behavior research firm. Burger King executives reported breakfast was the only meal with declining traffic in the most recent quarter, according to The Washington Post, and sales of breakfast sandwiches at 7-Eleven were down 8 percent by the end of last year. Joe Raedle, Getty Images ...
Text Messages: For Haiti, For Food Stamps, For Your Lunch
By Kase Wickman - Politics DailyLast week, things were quiet at the Hot Chocolate for Haiti table. The fundraising effort was set up near the entrance of Boston University's George Sherman Union, a hub for quelling caffeine addictions and between-class munchies. Plenty of students rushed by, but they didn't take the bait to make a donation for Haiti in exchange for the goods. Two girls sat behind the table, standing guard over a shoebox with a few crumpled bills thrown in. Both were playing on their phones. It would be no surprise if these girls, like millions of others, had opted to donate to the Haiti relief effort via ...
Taco Bell Admits 'Drive-Thru Diet' Isn't a Diet
By Buck Wolf - AOL News(Jan. 20) – Lose 54 pounds eating fast food and you, too, may become a media star. At least that's how it's working out for 27-year-old Christine Dougherty, who held up her former "fat pants" at a press conference today, just like Subway poster boy Jared Fogle once did. "I know his story inspired people to lose weight," Dougherty told reporters. "So I hope my story will also." How much did she weigh when those pants fit her? Dougherty isn't saying. She does, however, claim she wore a size 12 dress before shrinking down to a super-skinny size zero. Ben Hider, Getty Images Christine ...
Meat Standards: Fast Food Beats Schools
By Paul Wachter - AOL News(Dec. 9) -- If you have kids, here's something to mull the next time you're deciding whether to pack them a lunch: USA Today has a report out Wednesday morning showing that fast-food standards for meat exceed those for public schools. McDonald's and Burger King, it turns out, test ground beef for bacteria "five to 10 times more often" than the U.S. Department of Agriculture tests beef headed for school cafeterias. Schools also receive chicken from "old birds that might otherwise go to compost or pet food." The story makes for some cringe-inducing reading, in the grand tradition of ...
The Meat of the Matter: Less Is More
By Domenica Marchetti - Politics DailyMary, I agree with your assessment that we Americans (and citizens of other wealthy nations) are absolutely piggish when it comes to eating meat. And the arguments you cite as to why our dietary excesses are taking a toll on our bodies, our souls, our national health-care system, and our environment, are spot-on. Still, I have to be honest.I don't think I will ever stop eating meat. It's not that I can't live without another burger, or that I can't fight the occasional cravings I get for a juicy rib-eye or a grilled flank steak. I'm pretty sure I could live happily without any of those things. ...
Can You Trust Your Burger?
By Domenica Marchetti - Politics DailyWith the exception of the vegetarians among us, most of us love to sink our teeth into a big, juicy, beef burger now and then. Perhaps we are satisfying some primal desire when we do this. Apparently, we may also taking a big gamble with our health. On Sunday, the New York Times ran a front-page, above-the-fold story about a 22-year-old dance instructor named Stephanie Smith who suffered severe E. coli poisoning in 2007 after eating a hamburger that her mother had grilled. According to the story, the food poisoning "ravaged her nervous system and left her paralyzed." It's unlikely that she ...
Debunking the Myth of 'Cheap' Fast Food
By Domenica Marchetti - Politics DailyLinda, the scene you describe from the movie "Food Inc.," in which a family of four is unable to afford fresh pears and instead is compelled to choke down fast-food "dollar meals" sounds heartbreaking. I have yet to see the movie because -- most frustratingly -- it is not playing anywhere in the D.C. area, where I live (though I did read both '"The Omnivore's Dilemma" and "Fast Food Nation," on which the film is based). Like you, I am lucky. I go to my farmers' market every week; at the supermarket I can choose to spend my grocery money on organic eggs and milk and high-quality meat and ...
Fast Food: Can Our Health Care System Survive It?
By Janet W. Battaile - Politics DailyDelia, in response to your question, how much can Americans stomach? The answer is, a LOT! Way too much, in fact. Like you, I am chagrined by the dominance of the fast-food industry in America, and not just because its ubiquitous presence every few feet along urban highways is an architectural eyesore. Like you, I happily eat some of it, and for cost, consistency and speed (in this era where a wait of five minutes seems a gross imposition), it can hardly be beat. But when I really look at what I'm eating, I know it's wrong. And when I look at this country of capacious consumers, it ...
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