Overseas Restaurants May Follow Calorie-Posting Trend of U.S. Eateries
Will England Start Calorie Counting?
British Health Minister Dawn Primarolo has issued a call for England’s restaurants to start posting calorie counts on their menus, according to U.K. paper The Daily Telegraph. Primarolo noted that a similar initiative has been declared a success in the United States, and said, “If it works for them why can’t it happen here.”
Obesity has been at the forefront of health officials’ concerns in England for some time. Currently, one in four British adults is overweight or obese, and the situation is expected to worsen. “I know good diet isn’t just about calorie content, and I know there will be difficulties for independent restaurants, but we have to start somewhere,” Primarolo told The Daily Telegraph. “Why can’t we have calorie content on menus in all chain restaurants?”
England is also trying to address the weight problems of its younger population. In August, the country rolled out a new plan to help reduce cases of childhood obesity.
Background: Trans fat bans, and calorie accountability
To protect the health of California residents who frequently consume fast food, on July 25 Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a law ordering all restaurants to eliminate the use of trans fats by Jan. 1, 2010. “Consuming trans fat is linked to coronary heart disease, and today we are taking a strong step toward creating a healthier future for California,” the governor said. Michael Jacobson, executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, said that trans fats are “causing several thousand deaths each year.”
Although the ban was opposed by the California Restaurant Association, many restaurants have taken the initiative to ban trans fat on their own. McDonald’s has switched to cooking french fries in oils free of trans fats in all restaurants in the U.S. and Canada. Jim Skinner, chief executive of the restaurant chain, said that by the end of the year, McDonald’s pies and other baked goods will be trans fat-free as well.
Wendy’s fast food restaurants switched to trans fat-free cooking in 2006, KFC and Taco Bell chains switched over last year, and Burger King has promised to switch to trans fat-free cooking by the end of 2008.
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