Do you know how many calories are in a Big Mac? Or a Starbucks venti latte? If not, you will soon! One of the requirements in the new U.S. healthcare bill calls for more than 200,000 fast-food and other chain restaurants around the nation to post calorie counts on their menus, menu boards and drive-throughs. This law will apply to any restaurant with more than 20 locations, as well as to vending machines.
New York City has had such a law since July 2008, but a 2009 study found that residents of poorer neighborhoods were actually eating more calories than before the law went into effect. That said, other studies have shown that customers who do read the calorie information on menus consume an average of 106 fewer calories than those who don't read the calorie counts.
What do you think? Will seeing calorie numbers on menus keep you from eating so many fattening foods—or do you plan to ignore the numbers and think others will too?
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