Food habits of the poor unchanged by NY calories law: study
October 6, 2009A New York City law requiring restaurant chains to display calorie counts has not changed eating habits among poorer people, a study released Tuesday said.
The research by a team from New York University and Yale University, which was published Tuesday in Health Affairs, suggests some people actually ordered slightly more calories than before the July 2008 law took effect.
New York was the first US city to impose the calorie law, which is meant to promote healthier eating and combat the national obesity epidemic.
According to the survey, only half of 1,156 low-income, fast food consumers noticed the calorie count, and just over a quarter of those who did actually based their decisions on the information.
"We found that 27.7 percent who saw calorie labeling in New York said the information influenced their choices," the researchers wrote.
"However, we did not detect a change in calories purchased after the introduction of calorie labeling. We encourage more research on menu labeling and greater attention to evaluating and implementing other obesity-related policies."
(c) 2009 AFP
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Oct 07, 2009
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It's funny to watch people scratch their heads and strain to understand why people don't benefit from nanny state laws when they had it so carefully planned out for us.
Oct 07, 2009
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it DID have an effect... it caused the poor to equate calories with value and so rather than eat as they did before, they ate things with higher calories.
just like our ancestors, they want the most calories for the smallest expense.
normal biology which these people dont belive in or do so very spottily (cause they want nothing but consensus through confirmation screw all else).
sigh
Oct 07, 2009
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Dgr, if you think Arkaleus is a left leaner, I don't think you know his posting history too well.
Oct 08, 2009
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sorry arkaleus!
Oct 08, 2009
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