News Source: United Press International
| about 1 month ago
About 25 percent of consumers indicated that calorie information at fast-food restaurants influenced their food choices, U.S. researchers said. Brian Elbel of New York University's Langone Medical Center compared New York fast-food eating -- which...
News Source: Reuters
| about 1 month ago
A rule that requires New York City fast food restaurants to post calorie information on their menu boards has not changed consumer habits in low-income neighborhoods, according to a study published on Tuesday. While half of consumers surveyed said...
News Source: Seattle Times
| about 1 month ago
A study in New York City finds that after calorie counts have been posted on fast-food menus, people order the same number of calories. About a quarter say they have used the information to order less fattening food, but, in fact, they don't...The...
News Source: The New York Times
| about 1 month ago
A study of New York City’s pioneering law on posting calories in restaurant chains suggests that when it comes to deciding what to order, people’s stomachs are more powerful than their brains. The study, by several professors at New York...