Americans and Europeans Want Tougher Action on Childhood Obesity and Diet-Related Disease

WASHINGTON—Eighty-two percent of Americans believe that food companies should do more to reduce the fat, sugar, and salt in their products, 78 percent want fast-food and other chain restaurants to disclose calories and key nutrition information on menus and menu boards, and just 36 percent of Americans think that food companies are doing enough to limit junk food advertising to children, according to new survey research released today.

By CSPI, USA.

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CSPI Says Parents May Want to Avoid BPA-lined Cans and Reusable Plastic Water Bottles

WASHINGTON—Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding may want to consider reducing their exposure, and that of their infants and young children, to the controversial chemical bisphenol A (BPA) by avoiding most canned soups and drinks and many hard-plastic reusable water bottles. That advice comes from the Center for Science in the Public Interest, the nonprofit group that publishes Nutrition Action Healthletter, which asks “Hard Questions About a Hard Plastic” in its April issue.

By CSPI, USA.

Health Policy Resource.