93% Popular Children’s Meals Too High in Calories, Fat, Salt

August 5, 2008 by MedHeadlines
Filed under Children's Health, Diet, Family, Headlines, Medical Research, Prevention

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has released the alarming news that about 93% of the 1,474 possible kiddie menu choices available at 13 of the most popular fast-food chains nationwide contain more than one-third the daily caloric recommendation for children between four and eight years of age. The CSPI is a strong advocate of including calorie count on menus in fast-food establishments and, while the number of calorie-counted menus grows, so does the opposition to the practice. Read more

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