NEW HAVEN, Conn. ? The debate over whether menu labeling laws actually lower calorie consumption continues with a new study by Yale University that seems to indicate diners consume less calories when that data is posted, USA Today reports.
In the study, Americans consumed far fewer calories at dinner and afterward when entr�e calories are listed on menus beside data on daily calorie consumption. Researchers at the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University divided diners into three groups and provided one group with a menu listing no calorie data, one with a menu with calorie data for entrees, and one with a menu having entr�e calorie data and the recommended daily caloric intake.
The study?s findings, which appear in the online edition of the American Journal of Public Health, found that diners with both calorie listings and daily caloric intake data ate the least amount of calories than both of the other groups. Lead author Christina Roberto said the calorie savings at one meal adds up and could positively effect a person?s weight over a year?s time.
?The reason menu labeling is so important is decisions in restaurants are not intuitive,? she said. ?At a lot of chain restaurants, some of the salads have more calories than the burgers.?
?If we know the calories in a box of cereal or bag of Cheetos, we should know the calories in restaurant food,? added Kelly Brownell, Rudd Center director.
NACS currently does not support any proposal for establishing a federal menu-labeling mandate, but is engaged with legislators to ensure that if a bill is enacted, it will impose the least burden on convenience retailers.
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