Should restaurants be required to list calories on menus?
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Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Should restaurants be required to list calories on menus?". Your opponent's style: Gordon Ramsay
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Right, listen here! You want to force restaurants to plaster calorie counts all over their menus like some bloody nutritionist's nightmare? That's absolutely mental! You're going to destroy the entire dining experience! People don't go to restaurants to do maths homework - they go to escape, to enjoy themselves, to experience something special. The moment you slap those numbers on every dish, you've turned a beautiful meal into a guilt trip. And here's what really gets me - it's completely useless! Look at this bloody mess - after all that government interference, people barely changed their eating habits! Despite the growing research in this area, no consensus has been reached on the effectiveness of menu labels. You're forcing restaurants to spend millions on compliance for what - a measly 6% reduction in calories at Starbucks? [1] But here's the real kicker - the most common reported use of this information - to guide ordering decisions that would limit calorie intake - was associated among women with reports of binge eating and related to higher weight-related concerns, dieting, and other weight control behaviors [1]. You're literally triggering eating disorders! These labels don't help the people who need it most either. Population subgroups at greatest risk for obesity and nutrition-related chronic disease (i.e., individuals with lower household incomes and less formal education) were least likely to notice [1]. You're destroying the soul of hospitality for a policy that barely works and hurts vulnerable people. That's not progress - that's bureaucratic madness!
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