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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
MDs call for calories on menus
Globe and Mail
CARLY WEEKS
April 8, 2009
Schools and chain restaurants should be required to post caloric information beside menu items to arm consumers with the knowledge needed to make healthier choices as part of the growing battle against obesity, the Ontario Medical Association proposed yesterday.
..."It's not suggesting that people shouldn't make high-calorie choices," said Yoni Freedhoff, medical director at the Bariatric Medical Institute in Ottawa, who is part of the OMA campaign. "It's just that you need to know what you're choosing."
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What a bunch of obfuscating hogwash!
If he isn't suggesting that, then what the hell is he suggesting??? And if not suggesting that, what would be the point of it???
I agree with guccilvr, that there is too much emphasis on calories. If this is to be done, why not info on fat, carbs, and protein as well? And for a lot of people, a salad is just a feelgood vehicle for the delivery of a huge amount of both fat and sugar in the dressing. Which wouldn't be listed with the salad, of course.
Unfortunately, (for the public health) restaurants in general, and fast food places in particular, put on the menu exactly what people want to buy. I doubt if posted information would get past the mixture of habit, apathy, and delusion (just this once won't hurt) that govern most food choices. Most people don't want to change to acheive better health. What they want is to go on just as they always have, without suffering consequences.
Lindy