A single word comes to mind as I sit to write on this topic: “Vindication!”
When NY first set in motion the legislative process of requiring calorie counts on menus, especially those of fast food establishments, many scoffed, declaring it would make no difference.
Here on the blog, I and others, expressed that its efficacy in changing the diets of others was beside the point. Rather, it’s an issue of our right to information and the attendant decision-making empowerment it engenders.
Well, the good news is, it’s done both! People are aghast at the actual numbers. And who can blame them?! This is why we wanted to know. 
Article: MSNBC reports on the shocking numbers.
