An examination of the calorie content of food from about 40 fast-food and sit-down restaurants in 3 states finds that overall the stated calories of items on the menus of the restaurants are accurate, although there was substantial inaccuracy for some individual foods, with understated calorie figures for those items with lower calorie contents, according […]
A new study led by an NYU School of Medicine investigator and published in the February 15, 2011, Advance Online Publication, International Journal of Obesity, challenges the idea that calorie labeling has an effect on the purchasing behavior of teenagers or what parents purchase for their children.
An effort in King County, Washington, to add nutrition facts labeling to fast food menus had no effect on consumer behavior in its first year. As part of a comprehensive effort to stem the rise in obesity, the county, which includes Seattle, imposed a mandatory menu labeling regulation on all restaurant chains with 15 or […]
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