Health Regulations to Fight Obesity

Lose Weight—It's the Law

As the dangerous and costly health effects of obesity soar, more government bodies are taking it upon themselves to keep your weight in check
By Greg Presto fitbie
 

January 2008: New York City Requires Restaurants to Post Calorie Counts

At the same time they banned trans fats, New York City Board of Health members proposed a policy that requires many restaurants, including national chains, to list calories counts on their menus, right next to the price of each item.

The result's a little weird: The counts are supposed to be a warning, of course, but restaurant signs look like they're bragging more than cautioning—a Burger King sign touting a deal on two Whoppers also shouts that they're packed with more than 1,400 calories.

Are the counts working? Apparently not. In October 2009, Yale and New York University researchers published a study showing that the law does not reduce consumers' caloric intake at these restaurants.

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