FDA releases final guidance for calorie labeling on menus

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By May next year (2017), convenience stores, movie theaters, supermarkets and chain food establishments will officially have calorie labels for consumers, helping them to see the healthy choice easier.

Many restaurants including Starbucks, Panera, McDonalds and Subway and others have all already added calorie labels to menus , however, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) released the final guidance for all food establishments to have implemented policy changes by early May 2017.

According to the FDA Americans eat and drink one-third of their calories away from home.

According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, children eat almost twice as many calories when they eat a meal at a restaurant compared to a meal at home and says the measure could help prevent 41 thousand cases of childhood obesity and save $4.6 billion dollars over ten years.

Looking at calories on menus and knowing how to interpret those in daily calorie counts, could be helpful for parents to help them make the healthy choice for their families.

Studies show Latino kids consume, on average, more sugary sweetened beverages and often are advertised junk food more often than their peers, learning about calories and having access to calorie information when eating out may help parents and kids make smarter dining out choices.

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