Fast-food consumption in children linked to poorer academic outcomes

A new study found that children who ate fast food in the fifth grade had up to 20% lower test scores in the eighth grade than those who did not eat fast food.

Unhappy meals? Majority of very young children in California eat fast food at least once per week

A surprisingly large percentage of very young children in California, including 70 percent of Latino children, eat fast food regularly, according to a new policy brief.