Calorie-counting menus linked to reduced cancer deaths and healthcare costs.
Calorie counts on restaurant menus have prevented at least 28,000 cancer cases linked to obesity and 16,700 cancer deaths over a lifetime, while saving $2.8 billion in health care and societal costs, according to a study by Tufts University. Dining in restaurants accounts for one in five calories consumed by American adults, and 40% of new cancer diagnoses are said to be obesity-related. Critics have slammed the calorie count initiative, claiming it fuels eating disorders and diet culture.