Fast Food & Media

Articles examining how fast food companies interact with health concerns, advertising regulations and environmental issues. Topics include industry responses to obesity, marketing restrictions and legal challenges.

Advertising Fast Food and Junk Food

How the UK banned junk food advertising to children in 2007 and why health campaigners say it still wasn't strict enough.

Fast Food and Obesity

Fast food is high in calories and fat, but blaming it alone for obesity ignores the social factors that make the problem more complex.

Fast Food and the Environment

How fast food production affects the environment, from greenhouse gas emissions to the hidden energy costs of a single burger.

Fast Food Firms and the Law

How UK laws are cracking down on fast food sales and advertising to protect children from obesity.

How Fast Food Outlets Are Trying to Be Healthier

Fast food chains are cutting trans fats and making menu changes to improve their health image amid mounting public pressure.

Junk Food in Schools

How junk food in school meals became a political issue after Jamie Oliver exposed what children were actually eating.

LA Has Banned Any New Fast Food Joints

South Los Angeles banned new fast-food restaurants, while San Francisco targets Happy Meals with nutritional limits to fight childhood obesity.

Statins: Fast Food Shops Are Going to Give Out Drugs

UK researchers suggest handing out cheap statin pills at fast food shops to offset the heart risks of eating there.

TV Chefs Against Junk Food

Jamie Oliver and other TV chefs have fought to remove junk food from school meals and push for better nutrition standards for children.