Fast Food Health

Say Cheese! An Adventure With Fast Food

Janice Harper | Posted 04.08.2012

Janice Harper

I mean, really. I said four or five times I didn't want any cheeseburgers. Was throwing them in some kind of insult? Later that night, we smelled something awful.

These Workers Think Their Jobs Are Hurting The World

Posted 02.21.2012

They may feed millions of hungry consumers on a daily basis, but fast food workers say their job is hurting the world. More than 40 percent of fas...

Why Making Fast Food Healthier Is Pointless

AP | By CHRISTINA REXRODE | Posted 12.03.2011

NEW YORK -- Americans talk skinny but eat fat. No matter that First Lady Michelle Obama has been on a crusade for a year and a half to slim down the ...

Subway Debuts 'Healthy' New Bread

Posted 10.02.2011

Subway, the world's biggest food chain by the number of outlets, has just announced plans to start adding vitamin D and calcium to the bread it uses i...

McDonald's: Endangering Americans For 56 Years

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 06.15.2011

Michael F. Jacobson

In the 56 April 15ths that have passed by since Ray Kroc's dream became a reality, McDonald's has coarsened our palates, expanded our waistlines, clogged our arteries, and brainwashed our children with toy-based marketing.

The Greatest Gifts

Wendy Gordon | Posted 05.25.2011

Wendy Gordon

There is no more precious a gift that a parent could give his kids than the family dinner ritual. This book gives not only every reason why, but every possible way how.

How Bad Is McDonald's Food?

John Robbins | Posted 11.17.2011

John Robbins

Our fast-food culture has produced a population with widespread chronic illness and is a primary reason that health care costs are taking a devastating toll on just about everyone.

Americans Don't Eat Enough Vegetables, Despite Obesity, Health Concerns

New York Times | Posted 11.17.2011

Despite two decades of public health initiatives, stricter government dietary guidelines, record growth of farmers' markets and the ease of products l...

Why McDonald's Is Getting it Wrong

Ujwal Arkalgud | Posted 05.25.2011

Ujwal Arkalgud

McDonald's seems to be trying to re-position itself with changes in the menu and ads featuring what could only be imagined as cultured, urban, hip women getting together to eat a healthy meal at the restaurant. But it won't work.

Insurance Companies Invest In Fast Food For Easy Profit Despite Public Health Concern

cnn.com | Sarah Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

According to Harvard Medical School researchers, 11 large companies that offer life, disability, or health insurance owned about $1.9 billion in stock...

Warning: The KFC Double Down Could Be Hazardous to Your Health

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 11.17.2011

Dr. Susan Albers

Have you seen the latest Kentucky Fried Chicken Sandwich just released? It is called the "Double Down." And not everyone is thrilled about such an out of the box (or should I say out of the bun) idea.

The Double-Edged Sword of "Healthy Fast Food"

Tom Venuto | Posted 11.17.2011

Tom Venuto

Shouldn't chicken breast be just one ingredient... chicken breast?! Isn't that generally what healthy, whole food is -- one ingredient?