McDonald’s triumphs over councils’ rejections of new branches—by claiming it promotes “healthier lifestyles”: Video 1

The fast food giant used a GP to support appeals against planning decisions in some deprived areas with the worst rates of food related ill health in England. Then it threatened councils with bills for legal costs. <b>Sophie Borland</b> reports

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BMJ
Published
2025-02-05
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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r163
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9
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Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
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McDonald’s triumphs over councils’ rejections of new branches—by claiming it promotes “healthier lifestyles”: Video 1

Sophie Borland
9 citations
BMJ
Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
24.87
article

McDonald’s triumphs over councils’ rejections of new branches—by claiming it promotes “healthier lifestyles”: Video 1

Sophie Borland
article en
9 citations

Abstract

The fast food giant used a GP to support appeals against planning decisions in some deprived areas with the worst rates of food related ill health in England. Then it threatened councils with bills for legal costs. <b>Sophie Borland</b> reports

BMJVol. 388
University of Hertfordshire (GB)
Openalex Percentile: Top 1%
Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
24.87
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