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Obama’s Surgeon General Nominee Has Healthy Advice for Burger King

found at digitalcity.com 8/25/2009

With Americans getting heavier each year, even medical experts like Dr. Regina Benjamin, President Obama’s surgeon general nominee, are advising fast-food giants like Burger King on how to develop healthier menu options.

Annual obesity rates have been climbing steadily to an alarming level and 30% of children in the U.S. are overweight. If her advisory role is working with BURGER KING®nutrition, her relentless influence might steer national health and food policy to the fast track, and perhaps we can finally turn the tides against this serious health issue.

But will healthier fast food really fight obesity? Nutrition experts are not so sure. There has been health zoning laws banning fast-food joints from being built in certain low-income areas of Los Angeles, but that’s not nearly enough to prevent obesity. Other experts are also proposing a tax on fast food that’s akin to the cigarette ‘sin tax.’

Burger king nutrition tip: Perhaps a greater education outreach encouraging healthier diet choices might be the better option. In one health experiment, high school vending machines reduced the prices of low-fat snacks, and the sales almost doubled. In another study, cafeteria sales of fruit tripled when prices were slashed. This is a promising sign that folks do make better diet choices when they can afford to buy healthier food, so take less sausags and get some more fruit and salads.

Please find below the complete list of nutrition elements in the Burger King fast food chain:

• 300 calories
• 7g saturated fat
• 0g trans fat
• 26g carbs