News on New York City

Americans unswayed by menu calorie counts

2011-02-16T14:30:41Z

The high calorie counts of the artery-clogging fast foods were right in front of their eyes, but adults and teens in a recent US study went ahead and ordered burgers anyway.

So said researchers at New York University whose findings were published this week in the International Journal of Obesity, just as a major policy to display calorie counts on menus is taking effect across the Reuters) - New York expanded its anti-obesity campaign on Thursday with a proposal to ban the use of food stamps to buy sugary drinks, drawing beverage industry complaints that it is another government attempt to tell people how to behave.

New York City Reuters) - New York State should tax sugary soft drinks to curb obesity and recoup some of the billions of dollars it spends each year to treat people with diabetes and other diseases, Governor David Paterson said on Monday.

"Someone has got to contribute to the $7.6 billion the state spends every yea...

Obesity hits New York's poorest neighborhoods hardest

2010-03-02T19:00:16Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - New York City's obesity rate has climbed in recent years, but with lower income neighborhoods hit hardest while wealthier areas like Manhattan's Upper East Side and Chelsea remain slim, a new study found.

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Obesity hits New York's poor neighborhoods hardest

2010-03-02T13:32:54Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New York City's obesity rate has climbed in recent years, but there are large variations across the city's neighborhoods, with lower income areas hit hardest, a new study finds.

Between 2003 and 2007, the prevalence of obesity citywide increased from 20 percent to 22 percent, according to the study, published in the Reuters) - A rule that requires New York City fast food restaurants to post calorie information on their menu boards has not changed consumer habits in low-income neighborhoods, according to a study published on Tuesday.

While half of consumers surveyed said they noticed the labeling, and about a quarter of those said they made different choices as a...

Obesity's Effect on Anterior Spine Surgery Examined

2010-10-24T09:50:52Z

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Massachusetts sets tough fast-food menu rules

2010-06-25T22:24:26Z

BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts approved the toughest statewide restaurant menu labeling rules in the United States on Wednesday, requiring major chain restaurants to display the calorie content of the food they sell.

The regulations, designed to combat rising obesity, are more comprehensive than those...

State set to unveil fast-food menu rules

2010-06-25T22:24:46Z

BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts is expected to unveil the toughest restaurant menu labeling rules in the United States on Wednesday, requiring fast-food chains to list how many calories are in the food they sell in a bid to combat obesity.

The state's Public Health Council is expected to vote on Wednes...

Tax on Sugared Drinks Can Help Tackle Obesity Epidemic

2010-10-23T22:22:06Z

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As Childhood Obesity Balloons, So Do Childhood Medications

2010-10-23T22:22:09Z

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Appeals court upholds NYC's calories-on-menus rule

2010-04-16T14:21:49Z

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the city's regulation requiring some chain restaurants to post calories on menus and menu boards, saying the rule is a reasonable effort to curb obesity.

A 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel rejected arguments by a state trade group that federal law pre-empted the rule and that the city had violated the First Amendment by forcing its view on restaurant patrons th...

NYC program gets kids up and running

2010-09-10T05:36:01Z

New York City Program Gets Schoolchildren Up and Running to Improve Their Fitness, Health

Khalil Colon was sweaty but smiling after 25 jumping jacks and 20 laps around the school gym. A year ago, the 9-year-old said, running made him feel "like I'm about to drop on the middle of the floor."

"But now I can run 20 laps and I'm not even tired," said Khalil.

Twenty laps is the magic number because i...

NYC program gets schoolchildren up and running to improve fitness, health

2010-09-10T05:22:39Z

"But now I can run 20 laps and I'm not even tired," said Khalil.

Twenty laps is the magic number because it's a mile. Khalil is one of 20,000 New York City schoolchildren enrolled in the Mighty Milers, a program run by t...

Federal judge tosses out NYC calorie posting rule for restaurants

2010-09-09T20:19:03Z

A federal judge struck down a New York City rule that required fast-food restaurants to post calorie counts on their menus, but he suggested that expanding the rule to include more restaurants could make it legal.

U.S. District Judge Richard J. Holwell said Tuesday that he determined the rule conflicted with federal law. Businesses had claimed that their

Federal judge tosses out NYC rule that ordered fast-food joints to post calorie counts

2010-09-09T20:18:59Z

A judge struck down a New York City rule Tuesday that required fast-food restaurants to post calorie counts on their menus, but he suggested that expanding the rule to include more restaurants could make it legal.

U.S. District Judge Richard J. Holwell said he determined the rule conflicted with federal law. Businesses had claimed that their United States requiring fast-food restaurants to post calorie content on menus.

New York City's rule targeted national fast-food chains, applying only to restaurants that serve standardized portion sizes and were already making calorie information available voluntarily as of March 1.

Winter Weather Garbage

2011-01-03T17:30:53Z

After a Christmas weekend blizzard that dumped 20 inches of snow on New York City, garbage collects in piles on the sidewalk outside Flatbush Gardens apartments in Brooklyn on Monday, Jan. 3, 2011. Sanitation workers began to pick up garbage Monday for the first time since the blizzard struck. (AP Photo/Bebeto Ma...

Travel Trip Winter in Backcountry

2011-01-03T08:32:39Z

This Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010 shows Donna Lawlor of the Brooklyn borough of New York as she snowshoes through the pine forests of Hancock County, Maine. The solitude, quiet and frozen cold of a winter la...

Imperfect Storm

2011-01-01T14:01:16Z

FILE - In this Dec. 28, 2010 file photo, a man walks down the center of a snow-filled street in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The city has cleaned up from big storms before with ease, but this blizzard became unlike anything New Yorkers had seen in decades. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

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ADDITION Winter Weather

2010-12-29T16:31:59Z

A woman walks past a New York City bus stuck in the snow in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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