Will listing calories alongside McDonald’s menu help fight weight loss?

New York City’s new rules for menu labels at chain restaurants — by listing calories alongside McDonald’s menu, for example — have set off a food fight among the nation’s obesity experts.

Set to implement at the end of March 2008, it had balloon into a conflict which is interesting to watch. Which way will the decision go is anybody’s guess. Read more about this in New York Times at:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/16/business/16obese.html?ref=business

One side supports the theory that – flagging that a Double Whopper With Cheese has 990 calories, for example — will make patrons think twice about ordering one.

 The counter argument is that for some people, the deterrent of a high-calorie label might be short-lived and end up making them even hungrier and likely to eat even more later.

Whatever the final decision is, the fact remains that approximately two-thirds of Americans are obese and need to lose weight to live a healthier life. Click here to find out how to lose 9 lbs in 11 days.

Personally, I hope to see the calories of burgers and french fries listed alongside McDonald’s menu as I feel that the awareness will cause the individual to think and accept responsibility for his or her action.