Calorie Counting

Leslie Stahl is so arrogant and condescending.

i think this is misleading.....it isn't wrong, but OF COURSE if you ask for mayo on your sandwich it's going to boost your calories. of course if you get a big ol' coke or potato chips, it will be bad for you. it's common knowledge to refuse these ingredients when you get your sandwich made.

It isn't the food companies job to shove calorie content down our throat. As one of the interviews said, the info is there to find if you are interested. Instead, everyone needs to take responsibility for their own decisions...you either make healty choices and are thinner, or you don't, and you weight more. Its up to the individual, not the media or the health advocates, to make that decision.

NEWS FLASH!!! Eating too much makes you fat.

eating does not make you fat. eating junk food does.

I think subway can expect alot of lawsuit coming soon, they better posted their fat facts in their menu quick.

Eatting too much of anything can make you fat. Calories can build up, thats why its important to only eat health and make food proportional/

I'm with the Wendy's guy. It doesn't make sense to deal out a potentially damaging regulation to companies who have actually made a lot more progress in making calorie counts available to consumers than those who blatantly throw their hands up in the air and refuse to do anything. I personally tend to avoid fast food, but when I have no other option (such as when I'm working the overnight shift and forgot to bring something from home,) I do my research online before venturing out. I can't be the only one.

There is a saying that we eat to live but not live to eat. Unfortunately vast number of people express the latter habit. I think if people can take time to educate themselves and take responsibility for their own calorie consumption we probably will be in better health than the current sad state we find ourselves.

The problem with us Americans is both the kind of foods we are eating and the amount of food that we consume. The options to biggie size and super size your meals is horrible. And the condiments that are served...well 3 passes with that mayo bottle is way to much for me. Try cooking at home once and a while with your kids...you can spend quality time with them and teach them good eating habits at the same time. This is going to cut back on the number of calories real quick.