U.S. menu labeling may be gaining steam

Standardization is good.

"A nationwide system requiring fast-food chains to list calories on their menus could be gaining support in Congress as more states adopt the practice and the restaurant industry concedes change is on the way, a consumer, industry and health panel said on Friday.

Laws requiring that calories and other nutritional information be posted have become increasingly popular as states and cities struggle to combat the country's growing obesity problem while promoting health and nutrition. At the same time, lawmakers in Washington have struggled to get the practice adopted nationwide."

This will only have a prayer of working if consumers are also taught how to use the information to their advantage.

Here is a guide to using fast food Calorie info successfully for weight loss/control. Look for the "FREE - The Fast Food Weight Loss Guide tm" link.

This approach will not work for restaurants that do not have relatively fixed menus and amazing quality control, i.e., non-fast food.