Archive for the ‘Public Health Policy’ Category

Statistics show Mississippi has the highest obesity rates in the country. However, creating a law to prevent restaurants from serving the obese is clearly not the solution and has generated a great deal of controversy. A bill that would force...

Just announced are some new rules to go into effect in restaurants in NYC. Read more after the jump. The Board of Health today voted to require restaurant chains operating in New York City to prominently display calorie information on their...

CBS 60 Minutes reports on the growing concern about calories in restaurant foods; calories that some restaurants refuse to reveal. Read more on the story below, after the jump. People are getting many more calories from the food they eat out...

It has indeed been a battle and The New York Times recaps the latest developments: The Bloomberg administration, in its continuing fight against obesity, reintroduced a measure yesterday to force chain restaurants to display calorie information on their...

It was not so long ago that starvation and famine made headlines. Presently, the world also has another challenge to face: Some 1,800 researchers will gather in New Orleans this weekend to discuss efforts to treat and contain the worldwide obesity...