The Sun ran a story early this week about consumers who stop eating at  restaurants after discovering how many calories are in their meals.

The revelations have come as more legislation has been passed requiring restaurants to post calorie counts. As part of health care reform, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will soon require all chains with 20 or more restaurants to display calorie counts.

Some restaurants in Maryland have already started the practice and I admit it’s made me think twice about what I order.

Restaurants are concerned that they will lose customers. Some have responded by making their meals more nutritious.

Can’t say I’ve actually stopped frequenting a restaurant because of the calorie counts. What do you all think? Is posting calories a good practice? Would you stop going to a restaurant if the calorie counts of their meals was too high?

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