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How Many Calories in Your Fast-Food Meal? Guess Again

"Menu labeling is critical because Americans spend nearly half of their food dollars on foods prepared outside the home, which tend to be higher in calories and less healthy than what we eat at home," said researcher Dr. James Krieger, with Public Health--Seattle & King County, in the news release. "Over time, people seem to respond to the availability of information and use it to inform their purchases."

SOURCE: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, news release, May 23, 2013

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Published: May 2013