My apologies as it has been awhile since our last post. I wanted to briefly discuss the recently passed menu labeling law. The law is a HUGE step towards providing easily accessible nutrition information to the general public by being posted on the menus of chain restaurants. If you would like to see more of the details regarding the law you can visit http://cspinet.org/new/pdf/nationalmllaw.pdf , for a excerpt from the law beginning with Section 4205. The actually rules have yet to be adopted for implementation.
Do you think this will change the habits of fast food customers? Will knowing that a large latte is 405 calories or that a double bacon cheeseburger is 715 calories change our behaviors as Americans when we are often driven to make choices on "getting the most for our money"? This law IS a huge step in the right direction for population based education but I wonder if it will help unless you know the average adult should only consume 2,000 to 2,500 calories per day and is recommended to get at least 30 minutes of physical activity as well. I certainly hope that presentation of calories on menus will do at least two things; (1) that at least 20% of patrons will change their menu choices and (2) that the high calorie foods are slowly modified by restaurant chains to provide reduced calorie versions of these items. How great would it be if this law resulted DECREASE PORTION SIZES? For more information on how portion sizes have changed visit http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/portion/
Have a Healthy Day!
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