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Leading obesity experts in Alberta, Canada are calling for a ban on junk food and beverage ads that target kids. The impetus is to curb obesity rates that the researchers say should be the responsibility of governments, at least in part.
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In spite of the health crisis posed by the growing obesity epidemic, the majority of Americans oppose their junk food and sodas being targeted by government legislation.
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New York City hospital cafeterias could soon put an end to serving junk food if Mayor Michael Bloomberg has his way. The Mayor is on a mission to ban fatty and sugary foods from the city's hospitals.
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A new study has been published that suggests the amount of sleep an individual gets is related to his or her predisposition to junk food.
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Walt Disney will ban junk food ads on its TV, radio and online programs by 2015. The entertainment giant will also phase out adverts for products that do not conform to its nutritional guidelines.
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It is easy to blame Hostess' problems on the decrease in sales, but they only saw a small decrease in sales last year. Hostess' problems are due to management, and not market shares.
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The king of the fast food industry -McDonald's- is under pressure to end its most iconic meal - the Happy Meal. Many top medical experts have called for it to be axed amid growing concern over children's health.
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Although the French loudly and proudly profess their intense dislike of Coca-Cola and McDonalds hamburgers because they are American products, the plain fact is that they are among the world’s most assiduous guzzlers of both.
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For those who love cupcakes, it may be a distressing time to be a child or a parent of a child in Michigan schools. Cupcakes are no longer welcome now in some schools with the new voluntary Michigan nutrition standards, which may soon become mandatory.
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In the same way as taxing cigarettes helped to reduce smoking and related illnesses, would raising the price of junk food by taxation - as Denmark has done - help lower obesity rates in the UK?
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