We begin with a food fight. The fda delayed the implementation of a law that would require restaurants and Grocery Stores to display calorie counts on their men use the cry to scrap them all together isnt going away is it a case to make us healthier . 7 of adults in the u. S. Are overweight with close to 40 considered obese. About a third of what we eat is confused outside the home. With more than 20 locations to clearly display food calorie counts it doesnt take into account how different people operate at dominos, as weve heard there are 34 million ways to make a single pizza based on all the cross types, sauces and toppings that we offer. Pizza hut has published that they now have 2 billion. The deadline for compliance was pushed off in 2015. 2016 and again this week, with a new target date set for may 7th, 2018. The fda says it wants to make the menu labeling rule more flexible while still providing useful information to consumers. And how do people feel about the calorie counts .
Their menu. And while many major chains are already complying with the regulations the cry to scrap them altogether isnt going away. Is it a way to make us healthier or is this a case of the nanny state . That is todays cover story. The numbers are staggering. About 70 of adults in the u. S. , 20 or older, are overweight, with close to 40 considered obese. About a third of what we eat is consumed outside the home. In 2010, as part of the Affordable Care act, the Obama Administration put in place regulations requiring chain restaurants, Grocery Stores, and other food sellers with more than 20 locations to clearly display food calorie count. Opponents argue the mandate places unfair Financial Burdens on owners and doesnt take into account how different businesses operate. The house held hearings two years ago. At dominos, as weve heard there are 34 million ways to make a single pizza based on all the cross types, sauces and toppings that we offer. Pizza hut has they now have 2 billion. T
Happens when america retreats from the region and we dont play of the role of posing a balance of power and when we let the countrys fight it out between themselves. It is not just our interest in allies and our interest in allies like jordan and israel but it is because this is throughout syria and turkey, and isis is trying to aggressively recruit United States citizens to join. It is believed that the weapons came from the turkish government. Senator cotton again, i have not seen other reports, so i cant comment on that. I did ask about if there was a mistake if we had a residual force agreement, and there was the agreement on blaming maliki on that. Why couldnt we have forced an agreement, why was that completely squandered . What was your view on that and could we have done something differently in 2011 and how do you feel as someone who served in iraq or someone who has finger on the pulse of how the military feels . Senator cotton i put responsibility chiefly with barack obama a
Labels as reality check to americas expanding waistlines. Will enough consumers check out the labels to tipscale in the war against obesity . Here to weigh in, john fund, writer for the national review, and margo woten, director of nutrition policy at center for science in the Public Interest. Welcome to you both. Margo, i will talk to you first because this is something you study all the time. How will these labels be different . What is the big change here . I know your organization wants to go further but tell us about the changes were seeing and well show those labels as you speak. As you said this is the first time the labels have been updated in 20 years. 3 so we learned a lot over time about how people use labels and science of nutrition continues to evolve. One of the big things is that calories, are going to be in a bigger font. They will be easier to see, easier to read. That is the information that people are most interested in. There are some thingsscoming off the label tha
Labels as reality check to americas expanding waistlines. Will enough consumers check out the labels to tipscale in the war against obety . Here to weigh in, john fund, writer for the national review, and margo woten, director of nutrition policy at center for science inhe Public Interest. Welcome to you both. Margo, i will talk to you first because this is something you study all the time. How will these labels be different . What is the big change here . I know your organizion wants to go further but tell us about the changes were seeing and well show those labels as you speak. As you said this is the fir time the labels have been updated in 20 years. 3 so we learned a lot over time about how people use labels and science of nutrition continues to evolve. One of the big things is that calories, are going to be in a bigger font. They wille easier to see, easier to read. That is the information that people are most interested in. There are some thingsscoming off the label that are not