Massachusetts is likely to join California, New York City and Seattle in requiring some sort of calorie count next to food items in restaurant chains in the state. Jeff Jacoby writes in today’s Boston Globe about how …
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My problem with it is that the information *is* out there for people if they are interested – they just have to look for it. Granted, it would be in the best interest of health if companies posted it themselves, but in this day and age a person can hop onto the internet and find the information they need pretty quickly if they are motivated.
People need to take personal responsibility too.
I personally hate that the calorie content is posted. YOu don’t have to be agenuis to know a burger at mcDonalds is bad for you! I am a vegetarian and it is hard enough for me to find food I can eat when I go out with family or my boyfriend who DO eat meat. The local diner has the calorie content posted on their menu and I was horrified to see the Bread Bowl salad I get was over 1,000 calories! I can’t even imagine how. So now I can’t bring myself to eat there. Sometimes, it’s nice to just not know!