Fast food feud at Golden Gate

The proposed law sets a nutritional cap of 600 calories and 640 mg of sodium for meals that include a toy, and these meals must also contain fruits and vegetables.3 Yet the future of this seemingly laudable step is unclear, as San Francisco's mayor Gavin Newsom has vetoed the draft legislation....

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Lancet (British edition) 2010-11, Vol.376 (9754), p.1723-1723
1. Verfasser:	Ali, Sabreen
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Child Child, Preschool Energy Intake Fast food Fast Foods - adverse effects Humans Internal Medicine Legislation Legislation, Food Marketing Meals Nutrition Obesity - prevention & control Restaurants San Francisco Sodium Chloride, Dietary - standards
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Zusammenfassung:	The proposed law sets a nutritional cap of 600 calories and 640 mg of sodium for meals that include a toy, and these meals must also contain fruits and vegetables.3 Yet the future of this seemingly laudable step is unclear, as San Francisco's mayor Gavin Newsom has vetoed the draft legislation.4 Imposing conditions on the distribution of toys to children might appear petty, and it does not automatically follow that such a step would equate to improved nutrition for children.
ISSN:	0140-6736 1474-547X
DOI:	10.1016/S0140-6736(10)62114-9