You’ve probably heard that portions have gotten bigger over the years, but do you know how much bigger? Check out some of these popular foods and see how different things were 20 years ago than they are now.
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Are healthy choices back-firing at some restaurants? A new report shows having healthy options at fast-food chains can make some diners eat less healthily than they would have otherwise. Researchers found 10-percent of customers ordered fries from menus that did not offer a salad as an option. But 33 percent ordered fries from menus that [...]
Four food manufacturers have agreed to reduce the levels of a cancer-causing chemical in their potato chips and french fries and pay $3 million in fines under a new settlement. California sued H.J. Heinz Co., Frito-Lay, Kettle Foods Inc., and Lance Inc. in 2005, alleging they violated a state requirement that companies post warning labels [...]
As more companies jump on the trans-fat-free bandwagon, you’ve probably heard a few fast food restaurants talk about how they’ve ditched the dangerous fats in their French fries. But just how much of those trans fats are really gone?
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