NYC Again Votes for Calories on Menus

By KAREN MATTHEWS, Associated Press Writer, Medicine & Health / Health

Amin Chakma puts up new menus featuring calorie counts at a Subway restaurant in New York in this June 29, 2007, file photo. The New York City Board of Health voted Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008 to approve a law requiring any chain restaurant that operates at least 15 separate outlets to display calorie counts on or near their menus. (AP Photo/Dima Gavrysh)

(AP) -- Want 300-calorie fries with that? The city Board of Health voted Tuesday to approve a new version of a law requiring fast-food outlets to display calorie counts on their menus, hoping the fat-filled truth will shock New Yorkers into eating healthier.

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