Given the number of Americans who eat out instead of cooking meals at home, along with the sobering number of us tipping the scales as overweight or obese, a growing number of cities and states have been mandating calorie labeling on restaurant menus. That includes fast-food establishments as well as family dining eateries, with the idea being that once people see the staggering number of calories they are about to consume, they might scale back their eating habits and make healthier choices.
At least that was the idea. But the latest study from one fast food restaurant chain in Washington state found that the calorie counts did not make any difference in purchases that people made.