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A Ban on Fast Food Ads? That's Fit Readers Think It's a Good Idea

A recent study theorized that banning fast food commercials would have a positive impact on childhood obesity. After all, most kids watch an awful lot ... Read More »

Fast Food Ads - Would Banning Them Help Childhood Obesity?

Most fast food meals make me feel a little ill -- yet often, when I catch a fast food commercial running on TV, the food looks so good I salivate like ... Read More »

The candy ban

My son is in the fifth grade this year. The school's cafeteria is small, so they scatter the times kids go out for recess and to lunch. As the oldest ... Read More »

Schools say no to soft drinks, impact is minimal

Recent research shows that when elementary schools ban soft drinks, the improvement in kids' health is minimal. Schools who have removed soda vending ... Read More »

Banning junk food works!

Banning sweets in schools might cause an uproar among the students, but a new study shows that it really work in reducing the number of overweight ... Read More »

No rights to not breathe cigarette smoke

Since the United States does not have federal smoking control legislation and each individual state must determine legislative bans, only about half ... Read More »