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California Center for Public Health Advocacy
Obesity on the Kids' Menus at Top Chains
August 23rd, 2008
Every single possible combination of the children's meals at KFC, Taco Bell, Sonic, Jack in the Box and Chick-fil-A is too high in calories, according to a study released by the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) and the California Center for Public Health Advocacy (CCPHA). Analysis of the nutritional quality of kids' meals at 13 top restaurant chains shows that 93 percent of 1,474 possible choices exceed 430 calories--an amount that is one-third of what the Institute of Medicine recommends children aged 4 through 8 should consume in a day. KFC, for example, has a wide variety of side items but no healthy choices for keeping a reasonable limit on...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-08-23)
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