#calorie labeling

[usatodayopinion]

(Photo: Ed Ou, AP)

Food industry vs. FDA

If the newest compliance date — May 7, 2018 — holds, it will have taken nearly as long to post calorie counts as it did to put a man on the moon after President Kennedy announced this ambitious goal in 1961. Our view. Opposing view.

[modfarm]

Fast Food Labeling May Not Work At All, Finds Study

You won’t believe how many customers don’t even see the info.

[lonmcq]

Beer Bottles Will Soon Include A Reality Check: A Calorie Count

Beer Bottles Will Soon Include A Reality Check: A Calorie Count

by Allison Aubrey

A 12-oz bottle of Stella Artois contains 150 calories whereas a bottle of Budweiser Select, only 120.

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Since calorie labeling on most alcoholic beverages is voluntary, it’s often hard to know how many calories are in your favorite brew.

And — perhaps — ignorance is bliss. But ignoring those liquid calories is about to get a lot tougher. Soon, calorie…

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[1lmw]

Beer Bottles Will Soon Include A Reality Check: A Calorie Count

Beer Bottles Will Soon Include A Reality Check: A Calorie Count

by Allison Aubrey

A 12-oz bottle of Stella Artois contains 150 calories whereas a bottle of Budweiser Select, only 120.

davidgsteadman/Flickr

Since calorie labeling on most alcoholic beverages is voluntary, it’s often hard to know how many calories are in your favorite brew.

And — perhaps — ignorance is bliss. But ignoring those liquid calories is about to get a lot tougher. Soon, calorie…

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[doublearrowmetabolism]

The researchers found that parents mock-ordered slightly less food, calorie-wise, when their menus included the extra information. With no calorie numbers, they ordered an average of 1,294 calories worth of food for their kids. When calorie or exercise information was included, parents ordered 1,060 to 1,099 calories per meal for their kids, according to the study.

[brayfood]

Menu labeling + distance you'd need to walk to burn it off = ordering 200 calories less.