My Overweight Child: Restaurants Required to Reveal Calorie Count

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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Restaurants Required to Reveal Calorie Count

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed into law legislation that requires restaurants to include calorie information in their menus.

Many restaurant-goers said they liked the idea. "I think it would be a good thing," said restaurant patron Cory Becky. "That way we actually understand how much we're putting into our bodies, especially [for parents] with little kids."

The law, which will go into effect in 2011, will apply to any restaurant chain that has 20 or more establishments in California. Source: WCSH6 NBC (Portland, ME)

Labels: calories, nutrition, restaurants