| A United States research, published in
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| | outpatient visits. They are Children's
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| Dec 2006's issue of Pediatrics, suggested
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| | Memorial; Ronald McDonald Children's
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| that having fast-food restaurants in
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| | Hospital in Maywood, which use McDonald's
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| children's hospitals may encourage young
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| | branding but has no McDonald's
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| patients' families to eat fast food and
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| | restaurant; and the University of
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| to think that it is relatively healthy.
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| | Chicago's children hospital, which has no
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| Parents of children who received
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| | McDonald's restaurant or branding on
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| outpatient treatment at Children's
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| | site.
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| Memorial were much more likely to buy
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| | The study found that 56 percent of
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| McDonald's food on the day their
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| | participants at Children's Memorial had
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| youngsters were treated than parents of
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| | fast food on the survey day, compared
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| children treated at Chicago-area
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| | with 29 percent at Ronald McDonald
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| hospitals without McDonald's.
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| | Children's Hospital and 33 percent at the
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| Parents of children treated at Children's
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| | University of Chicago Hospital. Most of
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| Memorial also were twice as likely to
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| | those at all 3 hospitals who had fast
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| rate McDonald's food as a relatively
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| | food that day chose McDonald's.
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| healthy choice than those whose children
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| | Nevertheless, some health professionals
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| were treated elsewhere.
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| | do feel that occasional use of fast food
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| In view of the prevailing concerns about
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| | to treat sick children going through
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| the childhood obesity, this may be a
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| | difficult treatment is not really a big
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| troubling phenomenon. About 17 percent of
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| | issue. If one chooses wisely, fast food
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| US children are considered as obese.
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| | needs not be an unhealthy choice,
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| Heavy consumption of calorie-laden, fatty
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| | according to a dietitian.
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| fast food is quoted as one of the
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| | As what a dietitian suggests, one should
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| possible causes.
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| | keep portion sizes small and limit eating
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| Obesity is a risk factor for health
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| | hamburgers to only once a week. A
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| problems such as diabetes, hypertension,
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| | hamburger and orange juice give 350 kcal
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| stroke, high blood cholesterol, etc.,
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| | and 10g of fat, of which 3g is made up of
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| which will ultimately lead to development
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| | saturated fat.
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| of heart disease.
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| | 2 years ago, doctors at Cleveland Clinic,
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| Data collected showed that at least 59 of
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| | known for heart disease research tried to
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| the United States' 250 children's
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| | remove McDonald's from the hospital.
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| hospitals have fast-food restaurants.
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| | Thought the restaurant is still there, it
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| This may give 2 different messages: as
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| | began offering healthy alternatives to
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| health-care profession promoting health
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| | Big Macs and French fries after
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| and saying obesity is a huge medical
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| | discussion with clinic officials.
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| problem..., and then implicitly
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| | It is more important for doctors and
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| encouraging it.
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| | nurses to continue to talk to parents
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| The researchers surveyed 386 parents and
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| | about what constitutes a healthy diet for
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| other adults leaving 3 Chicago-area
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| | kids, and to teach the kids to choose
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| hospitals after their children had
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| | healthier options when eating out.
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