Calorie Counts Coming To Restaurants Near You

Posted November 25, 2014 13:30 by Comments (30)

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The Food and Drug Administration announced a far-reaching regulation that will improve consumer decision-making at restaurants, bars, and movie theaters.

FDA has issued two final rules requiring that calories be listed on certain menus in chain restaurants and other places selling restaurant-type food and on certain vending machines.

“Americans eat and drink about one-third of their calories away from home,” says FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D. “These final rules will give consumers more information when they are dining out and help them lead healthier lives.”

The regulations were required by the Affordable Care Act and will hopefully lead to reductions in obesity and improvements in public health.

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30 responses to Calorie Counts Coming To Restaurants Near You

  1. tracey marie November 25th, 2014 at 22:11

    This is a good thing, studies show if people are aware of the calories and fat they are actually eating they change their eating choices and amounts for the better.

    • rg9rts November 26th, 2014 at 00:59

      HAH HOOO TAG did you like the puppy pics???

    • bahlers November 29th, 2014 at 16:00

      All of the evidence that I have seen in my nutrition classes and other related to health and exercise science conclude that people change for the WORSE, not better when calorie counts are put on food. Do you have a link to these studies?

    • HessenBalkan December 2nd, 2014 at 03:42

      Maybe they will just go to a restaurant that doesn’t show the calorie amount on the menu and dig in there….no more feeling guilty :-)

  2. tracey marie November 25th, 2014 at 23:11

    This is a good thing, studies show if people are aware of the calories and fat they are actually eating they change their eating choices and amounts for the better.

    • rg9rts November 26th, 2014 at 01:59

      HAH HOOO TAG did you like the puppy pics???

    • bahlers November 29th, 2014 at 17:00

      All of the evidence that I have seen in my nutrition classes and other related to health and exercise science conclude that people change for the WORSE, not better when calorie counts are put on food. Do you have a link to these studies?

    • HessenBalkan December 2nd, 2014 at 04:42

      Maybe they will just go to a restaurant that doesn’t show the calorie amount on the menu and dig in there….no more feeling guilty :-)

  3. rg9rts November 26th, 2014 at 00:59

    GEE think they might do GMO’s next???

    • bahlers November 29th, 2014 at 16:01

      I hope you know that just about every corn based product that you get at the store is made from GMOs.

      • rg9rts November 29th, 2014 at 16:43

        Gee I get none

        • bahlers December 4th, 2014 at 23:57

          Ya, tomatoes can be as well lol. But, if you get bread from the store then you are eating a GMO

          • rg9rts December 5th, 2014 at 01:46

            Don’t Know much about GMO’s do you…Tomatoes are a GMO failure…they are completely GMO free.

      • rg9rts November 29th, 2014 at 17:47

        How about GMO tomatoes LOL

  4. rg9rts November 26th, 2014 at 01:59

    GEE think they might do GMO’s next???

    • bahlers November 29th, 2014 at 17:01

      I hope you know that just about every corn based product that you get at the store is made from GMOs.

      • rg9rts November 29th, 2014 at 17:43

        Gee I get none

        • bahlers December 5th, 2014 at 00:57

          Ya, tomatoes can be as well lol. But, if you get bread from the store then you are eating a GMO

          • rg9rts December 5th, 2014 at 02:46

            Don’t Know much about GMO’s do you…Tomatoes are a GMO failure…they are completely GMO free.

      • rg9rts November 29th, 2014 at 18:47

        How about GMO tomatoes LOL

  5. Warman1138 November 26th, 2014 at 16:54

    About time.

  6. Warman1138 November 26th, 2014 at 17:54

    About time.

  7. edmeyer_able November 29th, 2014 at 19:28

    I suppose this is one of those FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS I keep hearing about, guess they don’t worry too much about counting calories in Ethiopia or Bangladesh.

  8. edmeyer_able November 29th, 2014 at 20:28

    I suppose this is one of those FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS I keep hearing about, guess they don’t worry too much about counting calories in Ethiopia or Bangladesh.

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