Few people read restaurant calorie information

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Few people read restaurant calorie information

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/few-people-read-restaurant-calorie-information-203720209.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HAI69vM_.GLhw8LYwg_32Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-12-03T203720Z_1_CBRE9B21LAC00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Menues for fried food are displayed at a fast food restaraunt New York" align="left" title="Menues for fried food are displayed at a fast food restaraunt New York" border="0" /></a>By Shereen Jegtvig NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More fast food and chain restaurants are posting calorie counts on their menus, but a new study suggests only one in three diners reads that information. The good news is, most consumers who do read calorie counts take them into consideration when deciding what to order. &quot;Restaurant food tends to have many more calories than people realize, and many more calories than if the same food is cooked at home whether because of the preparation method or because restaurants often provide large portion sizes,&quot; Katherine Bauer told Reuters Health in an email. Some U.S. cities, including New York, require chain restaurants to post calorie counts for diners.</p><br clear="all"/>

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