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If restaurants are forced with putting more information on their menus about the calorie count, including info about fats, will this make any improvement to the number of people that are overweight? Probably not. When you go to a restaurant, you most often go because you want to 'let loose and enjoy' the items offered, not to eat healthier...unfortunately. But restaurants typically make items that appeal to the pallet, not the health of the customer, otherwise they wouldn't find raving reviews and repeat patrons. Here's more from MSNBC.com about the a "Nutrition Disclosure Bill" that may find it's way into more places around the country --
Indianapolis - Nutrition disclosure signs could become the rule at chain restaurants around Indiana.
A state health committee approved a bill requiring nutrition facts on signs, menus or fliers at chain restaurants. Some restaurants, including Subway downtown, already have such signs posted.
"Especially when I'm on a diet, I do read them," said another consumer. "I try to carefully pick and choose what I'm going to put in my mouth. You are what you eat."
Health professionals say that the signs are an important part of a healthy diet.
"I think it's incredibly important for someone who is poised to make a change in lifestyle and they're looking for things like that," said Richard Cotton with the American College of Sports Medicine.
Some Indiana lawmakers agree and the Health Committee passed a bill that would require restaurants with more than ten stores in Indiana to post their nutrition facts.
"There should be a standard procedure. Keep it simple. Facts about carbs, proteins, sodium...," Cotton said. Read more...
Comments: This author disagrees with the assessment that 'signs are an important part of a healthy diet' when it comes to those in restaurants. Unless the signs posted in most restaurants that say something to the effect, Drinking soft drinks will increase your chance of obesity and poor health, and/or Eating a diet consisting of plenty of fruits and vegetables will help prevent sickness and disease, and/or Processed foods are not healthy and may increase your chance of health problems....then, no, I would say they aren't going to help. And for the consumer who says "I do read them especially when I'm on a diet", this just typifies the mindset of all 'dieters'. There really shouldn't be the attitude of I'm on a diet, but one that teaches a healthy diet being the only diet that one should 'be on'. This is the only way we'll return to an age of health and fitness.
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