![]() ![]() ![]() McCrory: I’d say for the most part, the audience consists of many college students, lower-income people, and people who are on the run and just like the food. If you eat this Bac’n Deluxe Roast Beef sandwich once a week, but compensate the rest of the day with fewer calories, then nothing bad will happen.ĭo you know who the target audience who dines out at fast food chains? McCrory: It depends on what else people eat the rest of the day and every day. What effect could dining on that sandwich once a week have on someone? Your study mentions Arby’s Bac’n Cheddar Deluxe Roast Beef Sandwich. and high blood pressure contributes to stroke and heart disease. Stroke is one of the top 10 causes of death in the U.S. McCrory: It varies by individual, but for a lot of people, high sodium contributes to high blood pressure, which puts people at the risk of strokes and dying. Your study shows that the sodium and calcium levels of fast food items are increasing. ![]() McCrory: There are many possible reasons: 1) People look at the numbers and don’t know what that means, 2) People may ignore numbers, 3) They are having some impact since most of these restaurants offer salads. Why is menu labeling having minimal impact? The problem is nine calories isn’t enough. However, that’s a drop in the bucket, but at least it’s going in the right direction. They did find that, not just for fast-food, but for all chains, there was a decrease of about 9 calories. There was one study published by another group that compared changes in calories from 2008 to 2015, so that’s before the menu labeling law took effect. If the restaurants made all their French fries healthy and didn’t call them that, as long as they tasted good, people might not notice the difference.Ī federal law stipulates that restaurants must list calorie counts of food items. So if you want to go to a fast-food restaurant, you don’t go there to get healthy fries, you go there for regular fries. People, who are trying to be healthy, aren’t the ones frequenting fast-food restaurants, for the most part. Burger King introduced a healthy French fries several years ago. ![]()
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