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DEFINITION helth zohn-ing n: Limiting the number of fast-food restaurants in urban areas...
CONTEXT Los Angeles is considering a two-year moratorium on new fast-food stores in South L.A. It's not the only city cracking down on fatty foods: Berkeley and Arcata, Calif., limit greasy chains, while certain districts of Port Jefferson, N.Y.; Concord, Mass.; and Calistoga, Calif., ban them entirely. But critics say L.A. is ignoring a bigger issue: poverty. About 28% of its residents are poor, and fast food is a cheap dinner...
USAGE South L.A. has the highest concentration of fast-food joints in the city, and the area has fewer grocery stores and restaurants than any other neighborhood. About 30% of adults in the low-income area are obese, almost 10% more than the national average. The two-year moratorium on fast food will be presented to the city council this fall, but opponents argue that for many, fast food isn't simply a convenience; it's the only choice...
...good, we stop caring about them, except when they take us on a stroll down memory lane. The press rarely reports on what happens to ex-players--the injuries that intensify as the athletes approach middle age, the financial woes that afflict players who make too much money too fast and then see it disappear. And there's a reason for that: fans don't want to know. Thinking of players as real human beings, with identities off the field, spoils the fantasy. Atlanta Falcons fans don't care that Michael Vick is going to jail for torturing dogs; they...
Ackil said that even with the added calories, b.good’s food still tends to be lighter than that of many other fast-food chains...