New at Reason: Jacob Sullum on the National Menu Mandate

November 18, 2009

The House version of the health care bill requires restaurant chains with 20 or more locations to display calorie counts on their menus. Although supporters claim such mandates have the power to make people thinner and prevent obesity-related disease, Senior Editor Jacob Sullum says New York City’s experience suggests they have little or no impact, possibly because customers who are interested in nutritional information can already obtain it.

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