• ISRANI, E. Study finds minimal effects for fast-food toy ban, The Stanford Daily, January 1th 2011.
Abstract:
Presents the results of a study which shows finds minimal effects for fast food toy bon. In 2010, a law was passed so the restaurants offer more healthy menu for children.
Quotation:
“A Santa Clara County law mandating health standards for children’s meals accompanied by free toys has had limited effects, according to a recent study by the School of Medicine.
The study, which tracked businesses’ reactions to an Aug. 2010 law, documented menus, prices, restaurant signage and whether incentives such as toys were being offered, among other criteria. Published Dec. 8 in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine, it found that restaurants did not increase the number of healthy items on their children’s menus, as hoped.
“This ordinance gave us the opportunity to study a real-world example of a private-sector response to a public health policy,” said Jennifer Otten, lead author of the study and a postdoctoral scholar at the Stanford Prevention Research Center.”
Index terms:
Junk food, restaurants, children, food habits.
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