Reuters - Massachusetts sets tough fast-food menu rules
By Jason Szep
BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts approved the toughest statewide restaurant menu labeling rules in the United States on Wednesday, requiring major chain restaurants to display the calorie content of the food they sell.
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New York Times - Proximity to Fast Food a Factor in Student Obesity
By Roni Caryn Rabin
Ninth graders whose schools are within a block of a fast-food outlet are more likely to be obese than students whose schools are a quarter of a mile or more away, according to a study of millions of schoolchildren by economists at the University of California and Columbia University.
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Los Angeles Times - Student obesity linked to proximity to fast-food outlets
By Jerry Hirsch
Barely 300 feet separate Fullerton Union High School from a McDonald's restaurant on Chapman Avenue. Researchers say that's boosting the odds that its students will be super-sized.
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