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- Study Finds Students With Heavy Fast-food Diets Have Test Scores About 20% Lower Than Those Who Don't East Fast Food
Eating fast food may cause lower test scores in school, says a recent study of U.S. school children. The study, published online in the journal Clinical Pediatrics, found that "The more frequently children reported eating fast food in fifth grade, the...
- Hbo's 'weight Of The Nation' Examines The Obesity Epidemic
A compelling four-part documentary delving into the obesity epidemic sweeping the country is being aired on HBO and can be watched free by clicking here. A reporter wanting to write a series of stories on the issue would find "weight of the Nation" a...
- New Regs Could Change Way Food Industry Markets To Children
"The federal government proposed sweeping new guidelines on Thursday that could push the food industry to overhaul how it advertises cereal, soda pop, snacks, restaurant meals and other foods to children," The New York Times' William Neuman reports....
- Sloppy Joes And Manwich Facts
Ingredient in Manwich: Tomato Puree (Water, Tomato Paste), High Fructose Corn Syrup, Distilled Vinegar, Corn Syrup, Less than 2% of: Salt, Sugar, Dehydrated Onions, Dehydrated Red and Green Bell Peppers, Chile Pepper, Tomato Fiber, Spices, Guar Gum,...
- Animal Crackers
Again, food manufacturers make a kids snack unhealthy with TRANS-FATS and High Fructose Corn Syrup! Ingredients in Animal Crackers: Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate [Vitamin B1]Riboflavin [Vitamin B2]Folic Acid)Sugar,...
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KET series to explore how chemistry, technology, fast food, "supersizing," marketing, and lobbying have made us fat
KET will air a three-part series, "Men Who Made Us Fat," in which Jacques Peretti blames American obesity on high-fructose corn syrup, fast food, "supersizing," marketing, and lobbying.
In the first episode Jacques Peretti looks at how decisions made in America 40 years ago influence how we eat today. He looks closely at high-fructose corn syrup, which interferes with leptin, the hormone that controls appetite. He also explores the role of fast-food chains in making a society fatter. It will air Monday, Sept. 8 at 10 p.m. EDT.
The second episode explores supersizing's role in how the U.S., once a nation of moderate eaters, started to want more. It will also examine how advertising directed at children has contributed to child obesity. It will air on KET2 Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 8 p.m. and on KET Sept. 11 at 4 a.m. and Sept. 15 at 10 p.m. EDT.
The third episode targets how marketing influences food buying, as well as government initiatives and health campaigns and how food manufacturers and related interests have lobbied hard against these efforts. It will air on KET Thursday, Sept. 18 at 4 a.m. and Monday, Sept. 22 at 10 p.m. EDT.
In the first episode Jacques Peretti looks at how decisions made in America 40 years ago influence how we eat today. He looks closely at high-fructose corn syrup, which interferes with leptin, the hormone that controls appetite. He also explores the role of fast-food chains in making a society fatter. It will air Monday, Sept. 8 at 10 p.m. EDT.
The second episode explores supersizing's role in how the U.S., once a nation of moderate eaters, started to want more. It will also examine how advertising directed at children has contributed to child obesity. It will air on KET2 Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 8 p.m. and on KET Sept. 11 at 4 a.m. and Sept. 15 at 10 p.m. EDT.
The third episode targets how marketing influences food buying, as well as government initiatives and health campaigns and how food manufacturers and related interests have lobbied hard against these efforts. It will air on KET Thursday, Sept. 18 at 4 a.m. and Monday, Sept. 22 at 10 p.m. EDT.
- Study Finds Students With Heavy Fast-food Diets Have Test Scores About 20% Lower Than Those Who Don't East Fast Food
Eating fast food may cause lower test scores in school, says a recent study of U.S. school children. The study, published online in the journal Clinical Pediatrics, found that "The more frequently children reported eating fast food in fifth grade, the...
- Hbo's 'weight Of The Nation' Examines The Obesity Epidemic
A compelling four-part documentary delving into the obesity epidemic sweeping the country is being aired on HBO and can be watched free by clicking here. A reporter wanting to write a series of stories on the issue would find "weight of the Nation" a...
- New Regs Could Change Way Food Industry Markets To Children
"The federal government proposed sweeping new guidelines on Thursday that could push the food industry to overhaul how it advertises cereal, soda pop, snacks, restaurant meals and other foods to children," The New York Times' William Neuman reports....
- Sloppy Joes And Manwich Facts
Ingredient in Manwich: Tomato Puree (Water, Tomato Paste), High Fructose Corn Syrup, Distilled Vinegar, Corn Syrup, Less than 2% of: Salt, Sugar, Dehydrated Onions, Dehydrated Red and Green Bell Peppers, Chile Pepper, Tomato Fiber, Spices, Guar Gum,...
- Animal Crackers
Again, food manufacturers make a kids snack unhealthy with TRANS-FATS and High Fructose Corn Syrup! Ingredients in Animal Crackers: Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate [Vitamin B1]Riboflavin [Vitamin B2]Folic Acid)Sugar,...