(New York Times) A study of New York City’s pioneering law on posting calories in restaurant chains suggests that when it comes to deciding what to order, people’s stomachs are more powerful than their brains…

[A]bout half the customers [in the study] noticed the calorie counts, which were prominently posted on menu boards. About 28 percent of those who noticed them said the information had influenced their ordering, and 9 out of 10 of those said they had made healthier choices as a result.

But when the researchers checked receipts afterward, they found that people had, in fact, ordered slightly more calories than the typical customer had before the labeling law went into effect, in July 2008.

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Community: I think they need to give it more time. In my experience dealing with addiction (food addiction being one of them), it may take many exposures to the calorie postings before people start reacting to them.

Those who are successful in quitting smoking have usually tried many times to do so.

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