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  thought that you would all enjoy this article from the Chicago Tribune.  We 
should try to locate Adam adn ask him to include Formula!

 


Study a bit of a pickle for hospitals

        
By Adam Marcus
HealthScout News Service
Published August 25, 2002

Would you like fries with that bypass? Not that you should, but at many 
hospitals you could, according to a new study finding that a sizable chunk of 
the nation's most highly regarded medical centers have fast-food outlets on 
site.

That doesn't necessarily mean patients eat at these restaurants, because many 
patients are on restricted diets. But the presence of fast food in the very 
places that stress its dangers is alarming, the researchers said.

"Hospitals need to be aware of the potential hypocrisy with what we're 
doing," said Dr. Peter Cram, a fellow at the University of Michigan and lead 
author of the study. "The research side says Americans are obese, have 
diabetes and heart disease related to the Western diet that's heavy in red 
meat and fat."

But by having such fare readily available in hospitals, he added, "we're 
making it easier for people to eat these foods."

The study appeared in a recent Journal of the American Medical Association.

Cram and his colleagues surveyed 16 hospitals named in U.S. News & World 
Report's 2001 "America's Best Hospitals" roundup. Six (38 percent) reported 
having a fast-food franchise on the grounds.

Copyright © 2002, <A HREF="http://www.chicagotribune.com/">Chicago Tribune</A> 
    
    


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