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calls for national fast-food nutrition plan
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queensland deputy premier and minister for health paul lucas tabled an agenda paper at a ministerial meeting in adelaide on friday, calling for a nationally consistent plan for reducing intakes of energy, saturated fat, sugar and salt from fast food. lucas said it was time to get serious about developing a national approach to the issue. “in 2009, 1.6 billion meals were served by fast food outlets in australia. alarmingly, that means 4.5 million australians visited a fast food outlet every day,” he said. “the high intake of energy-dense foods and drinks from fast food outlets are undoubtedly contributing to the high levels of obesity in australia. in 1980, eight per cent of australian’s were considered obese, today it’s 25 per cent.” “this is a discussion that we need to have at a national level.” options proposed in the paper include regulating the energy, saturated fat, salt and sugar content of fast food, implementing mandatory nutrition information panels on fast food product packaging, and the development of a nationally consistent approach to require fast food outlets across australia to provide energy and nutrient information on their menu boards. “nutritional information being provided at the point of sale in fast food chain outlets just makes good sense,” lucas said. “people need to be empowered to make informed decisions when purchasing fast food.” cameron prout, ceo of the heart foundation said that it was important that the foodservice industry in australia be required to provide nutrition information on menu boards, which will help people make a better decision at the time of purchase. “providing nutrition information via company websites, in-store pamphlets and on product packaging is not sufficient. evidence suggests that people are more likely to notice nutrition information if it is on the menu or menu board and visible when they are buying their meals. “clearly, the greatest health benefit of nutrition labelling occurs when consumers switch to lower energy, low saturated fat and low salt foods. “and being transparent about nutritional information will encourage fast food outlets to improve the nutritional profile of their foods, which is a vital ingredient to improving the food supply and reducing the burden of chronic disease,” prout said. “overweight and obesity are significant risk factors for cardiovascular disease, osteoarthritic diseases, cancer and type 2 diabetes. for example, people who are obese are over three times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, than those of healthy weight,” said lucas. “but it’s not just about being overweight or obese: too many australians have a very poor diet that is energy dense but significantly lacking in nutrition. according to the world health organisation, there is solid evidence to link poor diet to chronic disease. “it is absolutely critical to the health of australians that we make real inroads in reducing the amount of energy, saturated fat, salt and sugar in our diets,” said lucas. -->
Source :ausfoodnews.com.au
Date :
16
November
2010
Category :
Fast Food
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the food industry should not rage against the idea of professionalised local food systems, nor unleash its lobbying force to uproot them before their green shoots can reach maturity. rather, it should explore ways to benefit from local foods and, in turn, foster their development. these days we tend to pigeon-hole people by their eating habits. is so-and-so a home cook, or do they live off ready meals? do they potter down to the farmers’ market or sundays, or are they on first name terms with the servers in mcdonalds? my friends and colleagues inhabit both camps, but there’s almost always some cross-over: many a ready meal aficionados goes weak at the knees with one bite of a ripe local tomato on an august afternoon.
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the food industry should not rage against the idea of professionalised local food systems, nor unleash its lobbying force to uproot them before their green shoots can reach maturity. rather, it should explore ways to benefit from local foods and, in turn, foster their development. these days we tend to pigeon-hole people by their eating habits. is so-and-so a home cook, or do they live off ready meals? do they potter down to the farmers’ market or sundays, or are they on first name terms with the servers in mcdonalds? my friends and colleagues inhabit both camps, but there’s almost always some cross-over: many a ready meal aficionados goes weak at the knees with one bite of a ripe local tomato on an august afternoon.
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campbell soup co. today (7 january) praised the \"strong track-record\" of symington\'s, the firm the soup maker has asked to help launch its a range of products in the uk. this month will see the introduction of campbell\'s-branded dry soups, pasta and rice meals in the uk after the two sides signed a production and distribution deal. symington\'s, which makes a range of ambient goods under licence and private-label agreements in the uk, will make products including cup soups, savoury rice and savoury pasta.
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mcdonalds has defended their iconic happy meals against a lawsuit alleging that the fast food company’s use of toys is unfair and deceptive marketing, and lures children into unhealthy choices. america’s centre for science in the public interest (cspi) announced in june that they would sue mcdonalds if mcdonalds continued to include toys in the meal, and yesterday announced their support for california mother-of-two monet parham in filing her class-action lawsuit against the company.
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new south wales premier kristina kenneally yesterday announced that menus for fast-food outlets across nsw will be required to display kilojoule information on their printed and menu boards, as of february 1st 2011. businesses such as major fast food, bakery, coffee and doughnut chains will now be required to ‘clearly and legibly’ display the kilojoule content on their menu board, as well as prominently featuring the average adult daily energy intake of 8700 kilojoules.
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if you ever feel tempted to go for a cheeseburger, fries and a soft drink, consider this: along with the fast food, you are ordering up an increased risk of heart disease, diabetes and obesity. but the opposite is true, too. according to a new university of florida (uf) study, if you stay away from processed and fast foods and instead eat a lot of veggies, nuts and fruits, you will actively be helping to prevent or reverse harmful metabolic processes in your body.
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