Slim-Fast is a brand of shakes, bars, snacks, packaged meals, and other dietary supplement foods sold in the U.S., U.K., Ireland, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Brazil and Mexico by Unilever. Slim Fast promotes diets and weight loss plans featuring its food products. Its U.S. headquarters is in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

A story about a woman who has introduced a two-year moratorium on new fast-food outlets in her part of the city, where small, single-family homes dominate and gangs thrive in a rough urban landscape. Many national food and health experts say the measure – slated for a vote on Sept. 18 – may be the first example of a health-zoning law in the U.S.

Growing kids need to snack, but on healthy foods - 8/31/2007... nibble here and a treat there can be vital parts of an overall healthy diet — as ... They grow so fast and they need the energy, but with their small tummies, they can ... specialist at Children's Hospital Boston and author of the recent "Ending the Food ...

The California city of Calistoga has something that Councilman Joel Rivera of the Bronx wants to bring to New York: a zoning ordinance against fast-food restaurants.Calistoga leaders banned fast-food to preserve the uniqueness and small-town charm of the city’s commercial areas. Rivera wants to restrict them to fight chronic obesity.