Monday, July 13, 2009

Calorie Disclosures Fail to Weigh Whole Enchilada

Laws Requiring Restaurants to Post Nutritional Data Lean on Slim Research, Overlook 'Compensation' Meals

JULY 8, 2009
Joey Chestnut likely wasn't counting calories when he wolfed down a record 68 hot dogs at Saturday's annual eating contest in Nathan's Famous in Coney Island. But thanks to a new law requiring New York City restaurants to post nutritional information, it's easy to calculate that Mr. Chestnut's meal amounted to nearly 20,200 calories, or 297 per frankfurter.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124700756153408321.html#

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