The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which recently conducted a nationwide study of obesity, identified fast food, which is high in calories and fat, as a significant factor in the nation's obesity epidemic. It found that 45 percent of a typical family's budget is now spent on food consumed outside the home. Those who choose the drive-through lanes don't even have to walk to the counter to get their fattening hamburgers, deep-fried chicken, sugary sodas, and donuts.

Health Department Facilitates Restaurant Implementation, Ensures Phased Removal of Artificial Trans Fat from Restaurants by July 1, 2008.