"Did You Know?" - November 22, 2013 11/22/2013 November 22, 2013 CDC’s Winnable Battles Progress Report, 2010–2015 [PDF-785KB] describes the progress being made in addressing these critical public health challenges. CDC and partners are on track to decrease teen birth rates by 20% [PDF-420KB], reduce motor vehicle crash fatalities by 31% [PDF-453KB], and reduce certain healthcare-associated infections in hospitals by 60% [PDF-178KB] by the 2015 target date. Identifying and focusing on Winnable Battles has helped promote progress. CDC will continue to work closely with partners at the national, state, and local levels to achieve Winnable Battle targets.   Please share this email with others interested in improving public health practice through evidence-based strategies. A library of "Did You Know?" information is available online. Get "Did You Know?" automatically updated on your website for free! Provided by the Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Calorie Information in Fast-Food and Chain Restaurants 11/22/2013                                                                                                                      November 22,2013 CDC Obesity Study: Adult Use of Calorie Information in Fast-Food and Chain Restaurants A new CDC study, published online this week in the Journal of Public Health, found in a population-based survey of Americans that almost all U.S. adults who read calorie information when it is available at fast-food and chain restaurants actually used the information. Researchers found that 95.4% of those who read calorie information used it at least sometimes when making their food choices. Researchers examined sociodemographic variables in a sample of 4,363 adults using the 2009 HealthStyles survey.  However, among the 3,512 who reported eating at fast-food and chain restaurants, only 36.4% reported reading calorie information when available. Reading calorie information however was not related to race, income or education. The study also found the following: Women were nearly twice as likely to read calorie information when available compared to men. Adults who ate at fast food or chain restaurants 3 or more times per week were less likely to read calorie information than those going less than 4 times per month. For more Information: Download this full PDF of this study visit the Journal of Public Health Read more about menu labeling  CDC Overweight and Obesity |  Send Feedback  |  Learn more about CDC Email Updates To receive the latest news  Questions or problems? Please contact [log in to unmask].     STAY CONNECTED:    CDC on Facebook  Dr. Frieden on Twitter  CDC on YouTube  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) · 1600 Clifton Rd · Atlanta, GA 30333 · 1-800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636)

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