The pros and cons of fast food regulation
San Francisco is taking aim at McDonald's Happy Meals by requiring restaurant meals to meet certain nutritional guidelines in order to include a toy with the food purchase. Midmorning asks whether such actions will change our children's health and if the government should be policing meals.9:06 a.m.Megan Weinberg: Research associate at the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale.
Steve Gardner: Litigation director at Center for Science in the Public Interest.
James Tillotson: Professor of Food Policy and International Business, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts. He has held various research and development positions in the food and chemical sectors.
The forgettable songs of Christmas
Philip Brunelle and members of VocalEssence give their annual Midmorning performance of ridiculous, ill-conceived, and nearly unsingable Christmas carols.10:06 a.m.Philip Brunelle: Artistic director and founder of VocalEssence. He's joined by 12 members of the group.
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