Research has shown that if this statement is on the menu along with calorie counts, people tend to eat less.
The new law will apply only to restaurants that have more than 20 locations.
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"The Hawaii legislation (House Bill 1526 HD1) is aimed at encouraging healthy food choices to combat increasing obesity and an increased risk of high blood pressure and hypertension, which can lead to cardiovascular disease."The law would require all franchise food establishments with ten or more restaurants to include accurate nutritional information on all their menus, and make this information available to the public upon request. Source: Star-Bulletin (Hawaii)
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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)
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"Keeping track of all that information can be confusing, which is why http://www.snackwise.org was designed to do it for you. Dr. Robert Murray, Director of the Center for Health Weight and Nutrition at Nationwide Children's Hospital says it's information some parents have gone too long without."A parent who wants to test snacks or other foods simply needs to go to the website and enter some information from the food's label. The website then puts the food in one of three categories: red - choose rarely, yellow - choose occasionally, and green - the best choice." Read more at MediLexicon.com.
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