Study: L.A. Ban on New Fast-Food Restaurants Ineffective
A moratorium on fast-food restaurants in South Los Angeles approved by the L.A. City Council last year and extended through March 2010 is unlikely to address obesity rates among the city's residents, a RAND study found. The study, based on InfoUSA business data and surveys of 1,480 Los Angeles County residents, found that the number of fast food restaurants in South Los Angeles is fewer per capita than other parts of the city and that limiting the type of restaurants in the area likely will not address obesity rates.
- "Ban on Fast-Food Eateries Is No Fat Cure, Study Says" (Hirsch, Los Angeles Times, 10/6).