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The Five Most Unhealthful Fast-Food Kids Meals
The Five Most Unhealthful Fast-Food Kids Meals A Report by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine August 2010 As Burger King and other fast-food companies unveil new menu items marketed to children, there is growing controversy over the link between high-fat fast food and childhood obesity. One |
Pediatricians vs. Junk Food Giants: PCRM Doctors Report from Front Lines of Obesity Battle
Jack is a typical child in Dr. Rina Shah’s practice. Except that at 6 years old he weighs 100 pounds. “The average child his age should be closer to 50 pounds,” says Dr. Shah, a pediatrician in Vallejo, Calif. “Jack is one of the many children in my practice who struggles with eating healthy |
Not-So-Happy Meals: McDonald's Tops List of Worst Fast-Food Kids Meals
With 840 calories, 37 grams of fat, and about as much sodium as a child should consume in an entire day, McDonald’s Mighty Kids Meal has topped a list of the five most unhealthful fast-food meals marketed to children. The list, based on analysis by PCRM dietitians, also includes meals from Wendy’s, KFC, |
McDonald’s, Wendy’s Top List of Five Worst Fast-Food Kids Meals
Dietitians’ Analysis Finds Chains Pushing Children’s Items Full of Fat, Cholesterol, and Sodium WASHINGTON—With 840 calories, 37 grams of fat, and about as much sodium as a child should consume in an entire day, McDonald’s Mighty Kids Meal has topped a list of the five most unhealthful fast- |
Unhappy Meals: Kids LiveWell Program Promotes Fast Food to Children
Fast food is in the news again—and the news is not good. Yesterday, to great fanfare, the National Restaurant Association launched Kids LiveWell, a new program that supposedly highlights healthful options for children at Burger King, Chili’s, and 17 other restaurant chains with more than 15,000 locati |
McDonald's Wrong to Use Narnia Film to Sell Unhealthy Food
By Dulcie Ward, R.D. This opinion piece was published on Dec. 21, 2005, in the Newark Star-Ledger. It’s one of the world’s most beloved children’s fantasy stories, and now it has come to the big screen. But the most remarkable thing about “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and t |
Nesquik Commercial Voted Most Deceptive Ad in Online “Badvertisements” Poll
WASHINGTON— Got deception? Voters say that a Nesquik television ad that tries to sell moms on the supposed health benefits of chocolate milk certainly does. An online poll sponsored by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) asked web visitors to choose between the Nesquik commercial and two |
PCRM Urges Kids to Start Their Day Off With Healthy “Power” Breakfasts
WASHINGTON–It is as simple as ABC, says the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine: kids who start their day off with a good, healthy “power” breakfast do better in school and are more prepared for the active day that lies ahead &n |
Alec Baldwin Promotes Vegetarian Diets for Kids
Alec Baldwin has teamed up with PCRM to offer parents some helpful advice on kids’ nutrition. The actor, father, and longtime vegetarian recently donated his time to narrate PCRM’s latest public service announcement, “Kids Get Healthy.” |
Weight Control and Obesity Prevention in Children
Weight Control and Obesity Prevention in Children People who maintain a healthy weight throughout life stay healthier and live longer than those who are overweight. The lifestyle habits that help keep us slim—exercise and a healthy diet—also cut our risk of d |
The Cancer Project Update
New TV Spots Offer Crash Course in Kids’ Nutrition Adorable children in helmets, knee pads, and other protective gear took a starring role before the cameras this summer for the filming of The Cancer Project’s two new television public service announcem |
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School Lunch Report Card
School Lunch Report Card A Report by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine August 2003 As children head back to school this fall, many face a daunting array of diet-related health problems—and a challenging environment in school cafeterias. Because meals |
PCRM Offers New Nutrition Tools
The Vegetarian Starter Kit PCRM has distributed over 300,000 copies of it, and it’s been translated into more than a dozen languages. After years of faithful service, PCRM’s most popular brochure, the Vegetarian Starter Kit, is sporting a lively new look. Readers |
Food for Life TV Archive
View any of the many archived shows below. March 3: Lively Flavored Latin Seitan Stew (YouTube) Katherine Lawrence, a Cancer Project Food for Life cooking class instructor, prepares Latin Seitan Stew from Dr. Barnard’s The Cancer Survivor’s Guide: Foods That Help you Fight Back. The bell peppers in th |
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