Not only did Nanny Bloomberg want to control your alcohol consumption, he wanted to control your calorie consumption as well. So he fought a long and controversial fight to require chain restaurants to post calorie counts on their menus. Ultimately, he won the battle but lost the war. Restaurants were forced to comply with his demands and, in 2008, began listing calorie counts. But a study conducted by NYU Langone Medical Center later found that calorie consumption was barely impacted by the changes.
Per Michael Bloomberg's initiative, New York City restaurants with 15 outlets or more began displaying calorie counts on their menus in 2008.
A 2008 study showed that people consumed approximately 783 calories per meal at restaurants with calories displayed vs. 756 at restaurants without calorie counts
By 2013/2014, people consumed between 804-839 calories per meal at restaurants with calories displayed, and 802-857 per meal at restaurants without the counts.
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
“Bloomberg, who served as mayor of New York between 2002 and 2013, introduced a policy to force chain restaurants to show calorie counts on their menus. Starting in 2008, the calorie counts for restaurants with ...
Monday, November 2, 2015
Seven years after then-mayor Michael Bloomberg pushed for calorie counts on menus across the city, new research shows they aren't having much of an effect.
Sunday, October 25, 2015
The judge’s decision was a victory for the New York State Restaurant Association, which had sued the city to challenge the regulation. In his ruling, however, the judge provided a framework for the city to ...
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
"If we can get you to have less in front of you, then you'll probably eat less, and you'll be healthier for it," says Bloomberg.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Calorie counts have been required on menus in New York City's restaurants and coffee chains since July 2008. Any outfit with more than 15 branches nationwide is required to post calorie information in a similar ...
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