In an effort to help fight the childhood obesity epidemic, McDonalds will begin putting apples in its Happy Meals this fall. In addition, the company will also offer a pared-down portion of fries. Stephanie Vander Veur, director of clinical trials at Temple's Center for Obesity Research, said that the new size of the fries could have a larger health impact than the added fruit. "To me, that's the most impressive thing about the decision," she said. "If anything, that would be probably the one component of this that tells me that might have some effect on obesity."