A New York court revived part of a class-action lawsuit blaming fast-food chain McDonald’s for making people fat, reinstating claims relating to deceptive advertising.

A New York judge has thrown out a lawsuit against McDonald’s which was brought by the parents of eight teenagers who said the fast food chain’s burgers and fries made them fat.

IN a major victory for the fast food industry, a federal judge yesterday dismissed a widely watched suit in which McDonald's hamburgers and French fries were blamed for children's obesity.