This Dish Is Veg - New fast-food outlets banned in South Los Angeles

By Robin Lawless
January 18, 2011

"Last month the city council in South Los Angeles, California passed a regulation banning new fast food restaurants from opening in the area. The new regulation is part of a public health effort to combat the high rate of obesity, heart disease and diabetes which plagues the poverty stricken region. The county’s health department reports 30% of residents are obese, which is double the rate seen in wealthier parts of the city..."

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