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November 1, 2012 | Journal Article
A restaurant nutrition-labeling regulation was accompanied by some, but not uniform, improvements in two counties—one regulated and one nonregulated.
July 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The child obesity epidemic in the U.S. has coincided with greater budgets within the food industry for marketing products to children.
October 6, 2009 | Journal Article
This study examined the influence of menu calorie labels on fast food choices in the wake of New York City's labeling mandate.
March 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines the history of the tobacco industry and compares it to the food industry. It provides an overview of the steps that the tobacco industry took to protect its market at the expense of public health and discusses the ways in which the food industry has, and has not, followed a similar trajectory.
March 1, 2009 | Program Result Report
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine analyzed the impact of changes in state nutrition policy that were designed to restrict high fat/sugar foods, reduce portion sizes and eliminate candy and fried foods in Texas public schools.
October 31, 2012 | Report/Infographic
The USDA should establish nutrition standards for all snack foods sold regularly on school grounds outside of the school meal programs, and adopt policies and practices that ensure effective implementation of the standards.
July 15, 2008 | Program Result Report
In 2007, the opening plenary of the 40th Annual Conference of the Society for Nutrition Education featured two high-profile speakers who presented a historical perspective of policies that have improved nutrition in the United States.
January 15, 2013 | Journal Article
This study examines the nutritional environment of five U.S. fast-food restaurant chains using the Healthy Eating Index-2005. Full menus scored lower than 50 out of 100 possible points, and no menu or subset of menu received a score higher than 72.
March 14, 2013 | Program Result Report
Researchers studied public health policies in New York City and elsewhere, including bans on transfats, limits on exhaust emissions, and taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages, to determine how best to move such policies through the political process.
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Central Valley, Calif. community is among 50 sites making changes in national initiative to prevent obesity.