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Exploitative Internet marketing fuels child obesity By

Tue Sep 5, 5:27 AM ET

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Self-regulation in food and

beverage marketing is being exploited and is failing

to curb childhood obesity, research by a global

obesity taskforce presented on Tuesday has found.

http://news./s/nm/20060905/hl_nm/australia_obesity_dc_1

Another one showing the difficulty of estimating

caloric intake.

Fast-food eaters underestimate calories

By JENNIFER C. YATES, Associated Press Writer

Mon Sep 4, 5:48 PM ET

PITTSBURGH - Next time you go out for that big burger,

bucket of fries and super-sized soda, bring along your

calculator. Most people underestimate the number of

calories in fast-food meals — a big problem as portion

sizes have ballooned, a new study shows.

http://news./s/ap/20060904/ap_on_he_me/diet_portion_control_1

I went to the site and entered my zip code and the

first restaurant to come up was Arbys!!! And to

think, I have been bypassing Arbys all these years not

realizing they offered " healthy dining "

Web site steers diners to healthy eats

By CANDICE CHOI, Associated Press Writer

Sun Sep 3, 9:36 PM ET

ALBANY, N.Y. - Restaurants, under fire from health

advocates for too-big servings and not enough detail

on nutrition, are fighting back. The National

Restaurant Association is building a Web site that

will provide a hefty list of healthy meals and

restaurants across the country where they can be

found.

http://news./s/ap/20060904/ap_on_hi_te/diet_restaurants_online_6