CIT research shows by how much children's restaurant meals exceed recommended fat guidelines

More than two thirds of children's meals in Irish and British restaurants contain more fat and saturated fat than recommended guidelines, according to new research carried out by Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) and the University of Roehampton in Britain.

The study, published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behaviour, looked at children menus from 20 popular chain restaurants and analysed over 39,000 meal combinations. A total of 35 Irish restaurants were reviewed of which 21 had a specific children’s menu.