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THE NUMBER OF calories in your food will soon be printed on all menus.
The cabinet today approved proposals which will see the drafting of calorie posting legislation.
It will start immediately and should be ready for enactment in 2016.
The proposed laws will require menus – for restaurants, take-aways and all food service outlets - to display the amount of calories alongside the price in the same font size and colour.
It will even include food listed on boards, leaflets and digital menus.
Nearly two out of every three adults, and one in four children in Ireland are overweight or obese.
The Health Minister Leo Varadkar says this presents real risks for health and wellbeing and causes a high percentage of many of the chronic diseases like heart disease, cancer and diabetes.
Giving calorie details on menus is a very simple but effective way of encouraging people to choose a healthier option. Food options can be deceptive. Some salads contain more calories than a burger meal.
“But if we make the information clearly available, at the very least people can make an informed choice. It won’t work in every case but it’s a powerful tool which has proved very effective in the US.”
There is sufficient scientific evidence to show that the public benefits from information about calories at the point of choice.
Calorie posting is one of a range of measures on obesity planned for 2015. Others include revised Healthy Eating Guidelines and a new Obesity Policy and Action Plan.
Originally published 3pm
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I’ve been made a very cynical person with this government but would this have anything to do with water protest in Dublin tomorrow !!!!
More likely the Parnell Sq brigade trying a bit of “look over there”, they have experience with train lines especially sending them 20 feet in the air.
I was thinking the same thing Tony. There were big delays last time too.
Tony you are been red thumbed, from the FG/LAB TROLLS but I agree with you, there is also an national slow down day, and just to put the cherry on the cake, a mysterious package arrives at Alan Kelly’s office.
I don’t care I drive and I’m in Australia…next story
If you’re in Australia and you drive then why read the article and comment when you clearly knew the story was about trains in Ireland from the headline, do you just like broadcasting how much of a tool you are?
Well, I do care and was delayed for more than an hour coming to work.
Worse than that – the train was filled over capacity and it felt quite unsafe.
Have you been watching the BBC series about Mumbai station? Should see the trains, now that is mad Ted!
Peasants
heuston we have a problem
17 million people in Mumbai, THAT BBC program was unreal, I was glued to it.
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