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PEDIATRICS Vol. 113 No. 1 January 2004, pp. 132

COMMENTARY

Fast Food and Obesity in Children

Kelly D. Brownell, PhD

Departments of Psychology, Epidemiology, and Public Health
Yale University
New Haven, CT 06520-8205

The first 20% of the full text of this article appears below.

In July 2003, the US National Chamber of Commerce released a report on fast food and obesity, saying: "This study finds that fast food restaurants are not a chief culprit in the fattening of America."1 Fast-food companies, of course, are involved in chambers of commerce across the country. The National Chamber of Commerce has on its board of directors executives from CocaCola and PepsiCo.2

With billions of dollars at stake, the food industry may find it difficult to take an objective position on their products. Typical is fare issued by the National Soft Drink Association:

"... soft drinks do not cause pediatric obesity, do not reduce nutrient intake, and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Address correspondence to Kelly D. Brownell, PhD, Department of Psychology, Yale University, Box 208205, New Haven, CT 06520-8205. E-mail: kelly.brownell@yale.edu




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