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Health Groups Demand Better Calorie Labeling

By Gretchen Goetz on July 6, 2011

More than 80 members of the health community came together Tuesday to demand that the Obama Administration improve the new set of rules requiring calorie labeling on menus and vending machines. 

The proposed regulations…

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Calorie Cover-up on Chain Restaurant Menus

By Christopher Waldrop on June 30, 2011

The public has until July 5 to tell the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require chain restaurants to disclose the amount of calories in beer, wine, and spirits, beverages that play a significant factor…

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Letter From The Editor: People Watching

By Dan Flynn on April 10, 2011

Truth be told, I do not get out much.

Mostly I keep my head down, talk to people on the telephone, and exchange endless email traffic. My routine outings in winter are to Colorado ski…

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FDA Proposes Calorie Counts on Menus

By Gretchen Goetz on April 2, 2011

“All right, that’s one BLT sandwich for 550 calories and a side of fries for 300. That brings your total to 850 calories. Please pull forward to the next window.”

Friday, the U.S. Food and…
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Calorie Counts Didn't Affect Fast Food Choices

By Gretchen Goetz on February 17, 2011

Nutrition facts posted in fast food restaurants have no bearing on what parents order for their kids, or what teens choose for themselves, a new study shows.

Researchers surveyed 349 children ages 1-17 who…

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Big Food Pledges to Cut 1.5 Trillion Calories

By Helena Bottemiller on May 18, 2010

First Lady Michelle Obama, Big Food and Beverage Manufacturers Announce Agreement to Trim 1.5 Trillion Calories Annually by 2015

Sixteen of the top U.S. food and beverage manufacturers announced yesterday they will work toward removing…
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Health Bill Mandates Calorie Labeling on Menus

By Helena Bottemiller on March 24, 2010

With the heated–and at times downright uncivil–political debate over health care reform in Washington, discussion over some of the finer details buried in the 2,500-page health care bill President Obama signed into law yesterday have…

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