For more than 30 years, the standard McDonald's Happy Meals have been exactly the same -- a burger or chicken nuggets, fries and a soda. But no more. In an attempt to help youngsters make healthier food choices, the fast food chain is making big changes to its kid's-meal-in-a-box.
America is getting heavier and less healthy every year, and our increasing consumption of fast food is at least partially to blame. 24/7 Wall St. examined the menus of the top 10 quick service restaurants to find the items that were the highest in calories, carbohydrates, sodium and saturated fat. Here's what they found:
Obesity is expensive. Each year, obese American men pay an additional $2,646 to carry their extra weight, while obese women pay $4,879. That's the surprising result of a new study on the individual cost of obesity.
In spite of all the attention on weight gain from health and diet industries, public policies and the news, U.S. obesity rates keep rising. A new study finds that those rates grew in 28 states last year, only declining in one place -- the District of Columbia.
The financial media's coverage of China tends to focus on trade-related topics, but China is undergoing deep cultural shifts that will significantly alter its economic landscape. These four long-term trends could drastically change China -- and its relationship with the world.
