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New Yorkers face calorie facts

Posted: May 15th 2008 8:00AM by Jacki Donaldson
Filed under: Food and Nutrition, Health in the Media, Healthy Habits

Would you steer away from that juicy restaurant burger if next to its menu description came a whopper listing of its calories? New Yorkers are facing this very question now that the city's chain restaurants are legally required to post calorie counts on their menus.

Officials are hoping that publishing calorie facts will inspire healthier dining and minimize out-of-control obesity. It might. Kind of like journaling your every bite might prevent you from over-eating, staring at the number 2,900 while you drool over the Outback's Aussie Cheese Fries just might cause you to pull in the reigns. Gazing at a Starbucks pastry case may become a whole new experience too. Apparently, people were recently seen backing away from the glass at one location as they read labels.

"Oh man, I never would have guessed it was that much," said one woman about the cookie calorie counts. "It definitely discourages me from buying."

Others were not so concerned. "I noticed," said a male customer, "but it didn't register. And besides, it's Saturday. Who wants to count calories?"

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