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| No | 54% | 879 votes | Total: 1628 votes | |
| Yes | 46% | 749 votes |
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The cause of health and nutrition is a noble one, but as with many just and good causes, there are some approaches that are more realistic than others. The FDA has kindly regul...read more
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by Joseph Allen
Does anyone really need to know the calories in a slice of cheesecake? Rather than a costly time consuming requirement to list nutritional data for every menu item, it be much m...read more
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by Chris Bowen
This most definitely falls into the category of self responsibility. We as a country seem to be moving closer to totally governed nation. I personally don't want the government ...read more
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Good grief! I eat at restaurants to get away from diet restrictions, not to be confronted with them! In my day-to-day eating habits, I am largely aware of what I eat. OK, I m...read more
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by Isis Kennedy
Imagine this..... You are sitting down to a nice dinner at a restaurant. You have been waiting all day for this anticipated dinner date with friends or a special someone. Yo...read more
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Do you bring your calculator to the restaurant with you? No, I think it's very trivial and unnecessary to list calories and fat grams on menus. I've honestly never cared about...read more
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No, restaurants should not be required to list food's nutritional content on their menus. I'd like to think that most people have the capacity to work out their own menu choices...read more
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A lack of personal responsibility has caused an obesity epidemic in this country the likes of which we have never seen, and the blame rests squarely on the shoulders of the cons...read more
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by John Graham
The average American is obese and some are doing something about a condition that will lead them to an early death. It would be nice if restaurants h...read more
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No No No No! No more, please! The world is becoming calorie and fat obsessed and it is time to call a halt. I am all for food manufacturers labelling their products with t...read more
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by Iril Kolle
Generally, YOU have the responsibility for your own health. If you're concerned with the amount of calories in a meal, you're most likely on a diet. Otherwise the information wo...read more
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The idea that a restaurant should be forced to provide accurate and specific information about everything on their menu is ludicrous at best. How many of us actually look at ...read more
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Warning! The four hundred gram steak you are about to eat may add to your waist line. Combined with the mushroom sauce ,fries and salad on the plate before you consuming this e...read more
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by Dave Knechel
Should restaurants be required to list such information on their menus? I can think of a simple way to circumvent that problem. Have the wait staff memorize and recite each item...read more
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by Ginger Kazay
I have to say that I do not believe it restaurants should be required to list calories and fat grams because it would become a mathematical nightmare. Obviously, I am not tak...read more
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by Tim Higgins
It's your anniversary, and you and your loved one have left the kids with a babysitter and splashed out on a meal at that Michelin-starred place all the food critics have been r...read more
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by T.F. Edge
Restaurants Should Not Be Required to List the Nutritional Content of Their menus. There are three excellent reasons restaurants should not be required to list the nutritional d...read more
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by Belizeali
Are you kidding me ? I cannot believe that we are even discussing this. Usually, I strive to see the common ground in most arguments ( and I can see it in this particular case )...read more
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Oh, this is good. I'm laughing out loud to myself because as a mom of four kids, the guilt I feel on a daily basis is just overwhelming. I question myself: Was I too mean? Mayb...read more
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by Jed Eane
Absolutely not! Not everyone is concerned about the calorie and fat content of food to the extent that they want to know how much of each is in EVERY mouthful of food they take....read more
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by Dusty Summer
When we finally see food as our first line of defense against illness, we will take seriously those nutrition facts presented on the grocery shelves. Restaurants must also take...read more
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Yes! Calories should be mandatory on all recipes. Fat grams should be listed along with whether the fat is polyunsaturated or saturated. I'd even appreciate the words, "Pure ...read more
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Yes, I firmly believe that restaurants should be required to list calories and fat grams on their menu, and there are a few reasons for this. Firstly, by reading the listed c...read more
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by Dennis Liu
Strawberry Cheesecake, Ice cream, Hamburgers, Fries, NachosYum! Is your mouth watering yet? If it is, then quickly jump in your car and drive to the nearest restaurant to go eat...read more
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Yes they should add a list of calories and fat grams on their menus I know for a fact, that every restaurant present good and very appetising meals and full of calories. Bu...read more
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I remember when my Mom was first diagnosed with diabetes. Life was extremely rough for her and local restaurants did nothing to make it any easier. She was placed on a low car...read more
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In this calorie counting society it is important to arm ourselves with enough information to make calculated choices. One way of doing this is if restaurants are required to lis...read more
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by Max Gallo
Considering the impact food has on health and the flow-on costs food-related maladies generate as a consequence to the individual and health system it seems to be a no-brainer d...read more
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by Lisa Papez
Absolutely! With all the tools available to easily calculate this information (for free), why shouldn't restaurants be required to provide it? As the consumer, we have no ...read more
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I absolutely think restaurants should list nutrition values on their menus, and a few do. Like many, I didn't eat healthily until I realized the food I was eating was actually u...read more
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by Bryan Bu
We've been hearing a lot about what we should eat and what we shouldn't eat, whether it's on the news, recommended by your doctor, or talked about by your friends. Well, how do...read more
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For a country with the most number of obese people in the world, it is only right for restaurants to list calories and fat grams. This would help to drive home the point. Very o...read more
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I vote YES because there is no other way to know all that you are consuming when you sit down to eat a meal. If you were to fix the same meal at home, you could estimate by the...read more
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by Laney Mammon
Restaurants should be required to list nutritional information on their menus. Why not? Any food or drink company now, thanks to the FDA, is required to include it on the pack...read more
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by Nancy Browne
Personally, I think that restaurants should provide a list of calories and fat grams on their menus. There are many people who try hard to limit the amount of calories or fat in...read more
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by Adam Maus
I think that restaurants should list calories and fat grams or as close to an upper bound of these two as possible. It is almost impossible to determine the exact quantity of f...read more
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by Vince Ryan
A health conscious nation: That sums up America in a nutshell. The proportion of people on diets are only heightening as everyone hopes to relinquish that stinkin dream of an un...read more
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by Sandy King
I definitely think that restaurants should be required to list calories and grams of fat for each menu item. This would help diners in a number of ways. Not only would we be abl...read more
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by Cat Flack
With the additives in todays food chain, you bet you cellulite a* I want to know what I am eating. Whether I am at a well known restaurant chain or an exclusive Bistro, I feel ...read more
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Yes, without question. If your goal is to make certain that only corporate restaurants survive and every single independent mom & pop restaurant goes out of business leaving ...read more
