Will Politicians and the USDA Try to Regulate Restaurant Food Content and Portion Size ?
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It starts with a story reported in a "respected" news source.Where this study claims 96% of restaurant exceeds USDA (U.S.Department of Agriculture) standards.The next step is the MSM Network News picks up the story of this latest health "crisis".The next step is some "Nanny State" politician calls for a hearing to address this urgent problem.And determines that there needs to be new laws & regulations to protect the American people from themselves,from eating their favorite restaurant food that may be "dangerous" to their health!
Here is that article:
Study: 96% of restaurant entrees exceed USDA limits
If you plan to chow down tonight at a big chain restaurant, there's a better than nine-in-10 chance that your entree will fail to meet federal nutrition recommendations for both adults and kids, according to a provocative new study.
A whopping 96% of main entrees sold at top U.S. chain eateries exceed daily limits for calories, sodium, fat and saturated fat recommended by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, reports the 18-month study conducted by the Rand Corp. and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
"If you're eating out tonight, your chances of finding an entree that's truly healthy are painfully low," says Helen Wu, assistant policy analyst at Rand who oversaw the study. It examined the nutritional content of 30,923 menu items from 245 restaurant brands across the USA. "The restaurant industry needs to make big changes to be part of the solution," she says.
The restaurant industry is "employing a wide range" of healthier-living strategies, says Joan McGlockton, vice president of food policy at the National Restaurant Association. Among them: putting nutritional information on menus, adding more healthful items and launching a 2011 program at nearly 100 brands in more than 25,000 locations that offers children's meals in line with 2010 dietary guidelines.
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they make recommendations, but they do not tell restaurant owners what they can offer on the menu.
in light of their research, however, it might be wise for restaurants to think about appealing to ppl who want smaller portions or healthier fair... many already do and they are thriving.
They choose a resturant because they either like the food or they want to try the food.
"We think the government, by saying.... you have to do this - the government will make better decisions than the people will make .... We just can't trust the American people to make those types of choices... Government has to make those choices for people."
Hillary Clinton - 1993
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ne...