{"id":912,"date":"2009-06-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/weight-loss-would-you-like-500-calories-with-that-national-restaurant-nutritional-labeling-advances\/"},"modified":"2009-06-18T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-06-18T00:00:00","slug":"weight-loss-would-you-like-500-calories-with-that-national-restaurant-nutritional-labeling-advances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/weight-loss-would-you-like-500-calories-with-that-national-restaurant-nutritional-labeling-advances\/","title":{"rendered":"Would You Like 500 Calories With That? Chain-Restaurant Labeling Law Advances in Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"
(ISTOCKPHOTO\/HEALTH)<\/p>\n
By Julie Upton, RD<\/p>\n
Only a few cities and states so far have implemented laws requiring restaurants to post nutrition facts for their offerings. But now, legislation is making its way through Congress that will help implement a national law<\/a> requiring all large U.S. chain restaurants (20 or more locations) to disclose at least calorie counts for all the foods and drinks on their menus.<\/p>\n While the National Restaurant Federation has tried tirelessly to lobby against any type of labeling requirements for restaurateurs, this is one issue that just cannot continue to go unaddressed. There are so many issues—pro and con—about which I’ve been a part of many debates. The National Restaurant Association recently backed the Senate-proposed bill<\/a>, and even dietitians can't agree whether having nutrition facts on menus will help, hurt, or do nothing for our nation’s obesity problem.<\/p>\n Personally, I'm of the belief that giving consumers more nutrition information helps guide their food choices. Many will chose to ignore the nutrition facts, but some will use it to make better decisions. Even kids these days seem to be making healthier choices<\/a> when it comes to fast food, so I believe that the more info, the better. I’m hopeful that if Joe Six-Pack is ordering a Double-Whammy Burger and sees that it’s 1,500 calories, he may decide on the Single-Whammy Burger instead to cut out a few hundred calories from his lunch.<\/p>\n