 Obesity is the scourge of the 21st century. Carrying extra weight in adulthood causes diabetes and heart disease. In childhood, obesity not only presages adult obesity, but it also leads to asthma, depression, orthopedic problems and other ills among children themselves. Rates of obesity in children and adults are just about as high as they can be in western societies, and they are rapidly increasing in the developing world. By 2030, close to a billion people across the globe will have diabetes or prediabetes.
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 A colleague and I recently wrote a JAMA commentary that revisited the arguments in favor of menu labeling. People eat large calorie meals when dining at restaurants, and they often don’t know how many calories they are consuming. Calorie labeling provides immediately accessible calorie information at the moment when customers are making decisions. Also, calorie labeling might prompt restaurants to reduce the calories in items, especially those with the most egregious calorie counts (check out Dave’s Hot and Juicy ¾ pounder at Wendy’s or the 12 inch Big Hot Pastrami at Subway, both coming in at over 1000 calories, even before the sides are added on).
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