Study: Most Fast Food Meals Provide Inadequate Nutrition for Children
November 10/Toronto/The Toronto Star -- Only 12 meals of more than 3,000 combinations at major fast-food restaurants provide adequate nutrition for children ages 2 to 5, a new U.S. study shows.
About 15 of the meals provide adequate nutrition for older children, say researchers at Yale University's Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, who examined menu items at eight major restaurant chains for their total calories, sodium, fat and sugar content in a study of nutrition and advertising tactics.