The University of California’s Center for Weight and Health and the California Center for Public Health Advocacy (CCPHA) released Potential Impact of Menu Labeling of Fast Foods in California. The white paper shows that posting calorie information on menu boards at fast-food restaurants could help Californians avoid more than two pounds of weight gain per year and allow the state as a whole to avoid millions of pounds annually.

Council bans new fast-food outlets in South L.A. (7/30/08)

CA Bars Restaurant Use of Trans Fat (7/26/08)

Obesity creeps up in US: Report (7/18/08)

Children’s Physical Activity Drops From Age 9 to 15, NIH Study Indicates By 15, Most Fail To Reach Recommended Activity Level (7/15/08)

On April 29, 2008 the California Center for Public Health Advocacy (CCPHA), the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, and PolicyLink released Designed for Disease: The Link Between Local Food Environments and Obesity and Diabetes. The report demonstrates that people who live near an abundance of fast-food restaurants and convenience stores compared to grocery stores and produce vendors, have a significantly higher prevalence of obesity and diabetes regardless of individual or community income. Given the enormous personal, social, and economic costs of the obesity and diabetes epidemics, we call on state and local policy makers to take steps to ensure that every California community has a healthy food environment.