[Pturner]

Villages PL,

No, I don't see it as a conflict that restaurants rent space from the developer and that the developer gave USF the opportunity to conduct this study.

For one thing, people already know that it's healthier to eat healthy foods. However, some people are more concerned or passionate about health risks than others. Some people love food for pleasure more than for sustenance. For some, the joy they get from the food itself, and/or from the socializing involved with eating out, are worth the risks-- much like athletes who participate in sports that risks injury.

Secondly, it's no skin off the developer's teeth if restaurants start offering some healthful choices.

The irony is, the fact that the developer owns a hospital would be a better argument-- though still not a good one-- for a conflict than that some of his tenants are restaurants.

That argument fails too. Many hospitals, doctors and other health care organizations participate in health research and/or fund and support wellness programs.