McDonald's Happy Meals Will Cost 10cents for Toy

McDonalds, San Fransisco, will now charge 10 cents to get a toy along with a Happy Meal. A new law which will come into effect from 1st December 2011, prohibits fast-food restaurants from including toy giveaways with children's meals that do not meet nutritional guidelines for sodium, calories and fat. However, this marketing ploy by McDonalds will not be making Happy Meals healthier, but just more expensive if you want a toy.

Toy giveaways made children clamor for the unhealthy happy meals and contributed to high childhood obesity rates. According to the new ordinance toys can be offered with a kid's meal only if the servings have less than 600 calories, a drink option that is not too sugary or fatty and also includes a serving of fruits and vegetables.

Childhood Obesity - Criteria - Causes - Complications, Treatment
Childhood obesity is one of the most serious health challenges in the developing countries and needs to be understood and tackled effectively.

McDonald's has taken to improve the nutritional quality of its Happy Meals by reducing the amount of French fries and adding fruit, among other things, but they still did not meet the standards set in the city's regulation, and therefore could not include free toys in the meals.

Source-Medindia

Mantra to Prevent Childhood Obesity - Vigorous Physical Activity
Being physically very active is the mantra to prevent pediatric obesity rather than concentrating efforts at restricting energy consumption.

Burger King and McDonalds Move Towards Healthier Food
Research has indicated that fast food chains are slowly moving towards offering healthier food for consumers.

McDonalds: French Fries, Transparent to more Trans -Fats
French Fries are out of the pan into the fire itself, the burning problem, being the Trans-Fats.