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Posted August 4th, 2008 by minortopics | Permalink

“Duh” moment of the day — fast food not good for kids

Since it seems to be easy to get grant money to prove obvious statements, we’re starting a new study, titled “Drinking in excess daily is bad for your health”. Please send all expensive bourbon directly to MT headquarters.

Parents looking for healthy meal choices for their children are likely to find slim pickings on the menus of the nation’s top restaurant chains, according to a report released Monday by a nonprofit public health group.

Nearly every possible combination of the children’s meals at Kentucky Fried Chicken, Taco Bell, Sonic, Jack in the Box, and Chick-fil-A are too high in calories, the report by the Center for Science in the Public Interest said.

The report looked into the nutritional quality of kids’ meals at 13 major restaurant chains. The center found 93 percent of 1,474 possible choices at the 13 chains exceed 430 calories — an amount that is one-third of what the National Institute of Medicine recommends that children ages 4 through 8 should consume in a day.


Information from: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,3969...



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