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Gothamist: Researchers Try To Clarify Calorie Labeling Confusion
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How posted calorie counts effects customer orders: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/03/health/03nutrition.html 29 days ago |
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RT @KelleyRD How Posted Calories Affect Food Orders: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/03/health/03nutrition.html 29 days ago |
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Aware consumers beginning 2 select lower calorie foods. in new survey of food chains in NYC. Change can happen http://tinyurl.com/yavevnm 11/6/2009 |
Researchers Try To Clarify Calorie Labeling Confusion
Gothamist —
... Researchers are serving up more explanations as to why two recent reports on the effectiveness of the city’s ground-breaking calorie labeling law appear to contradict one another. The researchers told the Times that differences in focus and size might clarify the discrepancies. ...
Ethics Panel Investigates Free Tickets for Paterson
City Room —
... that David Dinkins got. [NYT] Just a few weeks ago, independent researchers reported that New York City’s ground-breaking calorie labeling law had had absolutely no effect on the caloric content of meals bought at chain restaurants in poor neighborhoods. Last week, city health officials delivered a more upbeat assessment, saying New Yorkers ordered fewer calories at four chains — Au Bon Pain, KFC, McDonald’s and Starbucks — after the law went into effect last year. [NYT] A surprising number of suburban voters said they ...
More Tainted Meat; Illy Serves Starbucks
Fork in the Road —
... ] Two studies returned contradicting results about how posting calorie information affects consumer purchases. How? The first assessed the effect of calorie labeling only in low-income, minority neighborhoods, while the other looked at the effect citywide. [ NY Times ]
The War on Fat Is a Holy War [Trendwatch]
Gawker —
Fat City: Earlier reports had indicated the Mike Bloombergs firm dictate that calorie counts be posted in NYC restaurants was not having any effect on what grease-guzzling citizens were ordering to cram into their gaping maws. But! Now city health officials say " New Yorkers ordered fewer calories at four chains - Au Bon Pain, KFC, McDonald's and Starbucks ." Au Bon Pain! Until this law scares Kennedy Fried Chicken customers off of that hot wing combo it means nothing . Fat Baby: Wealthy NYC parents are doing another wealthy NYC parent thing, by ...
