Fast Food Hasn't Gotten Much Healthier, Study Says

Next time you have a craving for fast food, don't kid yourself that choices today are much healthier, a new study says. The nutritional quality of menu items at fast-food restaurants has improved only modestly over 14 years, according to researchers. The researchers analyzed menus from eight fast-food restaurant chains. The menus from 1997-1998 to 2009-2010 came from McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Taco Bell, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), Arby's, Jack in the Box and Dairy Queen. The study authors used the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Healthy Eating Index to evaluate the nutritional quality of the menu items. Overall, the score for all eight restaurants increased from 45 to 48 during the 14-year period. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_136633.html