Regardless whether anyone wants to pooh-pooh the premise behind French Women Don't Get Fat, or Japanese Women Don't Get Old or Fat, or anyone else on a healthy regimen who doesn't get fat, the fact remains that we're seeing high rates of obesity and morbid obesity among children, as well as adults, in our more affluent societies. This translates to higher costs of health care and insurance as more people are diagnosed with diabetes, high cholesterol, heart disease or other serious conditions as a result of their weight and eating habits.
That a law is being enforced to provide caloric content of menu items doesn't bother me in the least. I look for the nutritional information at a restaurant. I also allow myself the occasional indulgence, as deprivation has the opposite of intended effects upon most people, myself included.
I look at this law as an extension of the Federal requirement to provide nutritional information on products you buy for consumption.
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Regardless whether anyone wants to pooh-pooh the premise behind French Women Don't Get Fat, or Japanese Women Don't Get Old or Fat, or anyone else on a healthy regimen who doesn't get fat, the fact remains that we're seeing high rates of obesity and morbid obesity among children, as well as adults, in our more affluent societies. This translates to higher costs of health care and insurance as more people are diagnosed with diabetes, high cholesterol, heart disease or other serious conditions as a result of their weight and eating habits.
That a law is being enforced to provide caloric content of menu items doesn't bother me in the least. I look for the nutritional information at a restaurant. I also allow myself the occasional indulgence, as deprivation has the opposite of intended effects upon most people, myself included.
I look at this law as an extension of the Federal requirement to provide nutritional information on products you buy for consumption.
July 16, 2008 - 5:39pmThis Comment
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