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Nutrient Warnings Toolkit Cover Image

Toolkit: Nutrient warnings

This toolkit is intended to support advocates who want to lead campaigns calling for state and local nutrient warnings on restaurant menus. We outline how nutrient warnings can be used to reduce the purchases of unhealthy foods and drinks, encourage reformulation, and build stronger, healthier, more resilient communities that are better prepared to withstand future public health challenges.

Food Labeling
fast food

Does eating fast food raise the risk of unhealthy belly fat?

Does fast food lead to unhealthy visceral belly fat? Researchers tracked 3,156 young adults for 25 years. The more often they ate at fast food restaurants, the higher their visceral (deep belly) fat, whether or not they had obesity. And those who ate fast food at least three times a week had roughly five times the risk of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) compared to those who ate fast food no more than once a month.

Weight and HealthJuly 21, 2022Bonnie Liebman, MS

A bittersweet victory for New York City: We must keep fighting to give New Yorkers the entire #SweetTruth

New York City has become the first city in the nation to pass legislation requiring added sugars warnings in chain restaurants, a victory that marks a significant milestone on the path to rebuilding a healthier New York.

Healthy EatingJanuary 10, 2022DeAnna Nara
The Saweetie McDonald's Meal

Celebrities, FOMO, and the making of a troubling McDonald's ad campaign

October 5, 2021Katie Marx
Baltimore Mayor Signs Healthy Kids Meal Bill

Baltimore mayor signs healthy kids meal bill

Times change. Airplane armrests used to have built-in ashtrays. We used to paint houses with lead paint and fill our cars with leaded gasoline. But many restaurants still lazily offer soda as a default beverage for meals marketed and sold to children.But that’s changing, too, thanks to pioneering public-health-minded officials like Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh and City Councilmember Brandon Scott.

Healthy EatingApril 19, 2018
Child drinks soda from straw

McDonald’s announces next phase of happy meal improvements

McDonald’s has announced a welcome next step toward improving the nutritional profile of its Happy Meals.For American children, that means that by the summer all Happy Meals will have no more than 600 calories, with less saturated fat, sodium, and added sugars.

Sugary DrinksFebruary 15, 2018

Sodium: A Timeline

Healthy Eating
Breakup Between McDonald’s and the Olympics Long Overdue

Breakup between McDonald’s and the Olympics long overdue

Healthy EatingJune 16, 2017
A Healthier McNugget?

A healthier McNugget?

Healthy EatingApril 28, 2016
Judge Preserves New York City’s Sodium Symbols on Menus

Judge preserves New York City’s sodium symbols on menus

Healthy EatingFebruary 24, 2016
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