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The prohibition was the latest sweeping health initiative proposed by Mr. Bloomberg, who over 11 years as mayor has banned smoking in many public places, outlawed the sale of food with trans fats and required many fast-food joints to post calories.
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Ms. AUSTIN: We know on the days when children and teens eat fast food, they consume more calories, more fat, more added sugars and fewer fruits and vegetables.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a study this week that found that U.S. adults consumed 11.3% fewer calories in food from fast food restaurants in 2010 than in 2006.
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Further afield in Seattle where chains are also now required to display calories (the practice also spread to California), a study of 37 sit-down and quick service burger, pizza, sandwich, and Tex-Mex chains in the area found fast-food entrees contained about 19 less calories only 18 months after the regulation was implemented.
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The proposal addresses how toys and other marketing freebies entice children to buy fast-food meals that are high in fat and calories, Mar said.
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One study, published this year, found that customers ordered foods containing an average of 52 fewer calories when the information was prominently displayed in fast-food chains in New York.
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