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"For those of you who don&amp;#039;t live in New York, you may have missed that a judge just threw out a health regulation requiring restaurants to publicly post calorie counts for items on their menu. As the New York Times reported, &amp;quot;The regulation, formally known as New York City Health Code 81:50, would have forced restaurants that already voluntarily make public the nutritional information of their dishes on things like Web sites, posters or tray liners to post that information either on their menus or menu boards.&amp;quot;  I can&amp;#039;t decide what I think about this.  On one hand, I like the idea of checking the calorie content on menu items before making a decision of what to order. On the other hand, it totally takes the fun out of dining out! When I go out to a restaurant, it&amp;#039;s generally to escape my everyday meals, often to celebrate something. But this regulation could completely ruin that fun. Can you imagine walking into a fine French restaurant and being hit with the calorie counts of steak frites or crepes Suzette? What a downer. I also admit I don&amp;#039;t love the idea of the courts trying to help me diet. If I need to diet, I should be able to use my own will power to do it. Likewise, if I don&amp;#039;t feel like dieting (or worrying about my calorie intake), then I should be able to do that, too. So as I type this, I guess I&amp;#039;m realizing I do have an opinion on this after all: Thank you, Judge, for throwing out this regulation. Me and my guilty conscience already have enough pressure! How I was good today: Yogurt and raspberries for breakfast. How I was bad today: Big fat tuna salad sandwich with loads of mayo. What I avoided today: It&amp;#039;s Friday and I really want a cookie. So far I&amp;#039;ve held off. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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