September 2008 California started requiring fast-food restaurant chains to list calories on their menus. Similar policies went into effect in New York City later that year and more than a dozen states are considering similar health code provisions. Now the restaurant industry is stepping up to the plate as well.
The National Restaurant Association, which includes Dunkin Donuts and Darden Restaurants Inc, operator of the Red Lobster and Olive Garden chains is backing a legislation to create laws that require calories and other nutritional information be posted on menus or be available on request for restaurant chains with 20 or more locations.
These kinds of laws are in response to the obesity problem since it has been determined that about 1 out of 3 American adults are obese which increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer and many other medical problems. Since 2003 labeling laws have been stalled several times because of opposition by the republican leadership and business groups.
Join the effort and request nutritional information everywhere you eat. The more people that ask for it the more available it will become. I bet most people have no clue what is in the food they eat. For example here is a “reasonable meal” at McDonalds which includes a small fry, McChicken sandwich, and medium soda.
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