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Eating Out Without Overeating

Eating Out Without Overeating Opinion EDITORIAL Mitchell H. Katz, MD Just like many working parents, I eat out a lot with my family. for dessert (it contains 210 mg of sodium). Unsurprisingly, Ja- Stopping at the supermarket after work to buy fresh food and cobson et al also found very high salt content in commonly then preparing it at home is a nice idea, but my children and I purchased processed foods. would have starved long ago if we had waited for it to hap- The high sodium content of our modern diet contributes pen. to elevated blood pressure, a major risk factor for stroke and Since restaurants of all types keep me and my family fed, heart disease. One of the discouraging aspects of the study by I have greatly appreciated calorie labels on menus. In fact, I Jacobson et al is that there has been no decrease in sodium confess that I frequently ordered McDonald’s french fries un- levels in processed and restaurant foods from 2005 through til I saw that a large size had 570 calories. (Who knew? I thought 2011, despite the issuance of multiple recommendations that I was doing well by ordering a vegetable.) Indeed, with the in- http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA Internal Medicine American Medical Association

Eating Out Without Overeating

Katz, Mitchell H.
JAMA Internal Medicine , Volume 173 (14) – Jul 22, 2013
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American Medical Association
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Copyright 2013 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
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2168-6106
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10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.6169
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Opinion EDITORIAL Mitchell H. Katz, MD Just like many working parents, I eat out a lot with my family. for dessert (it contains 210 mg of sodium). Unsurprisingly, Ja- Stopping at the supermarket after work to buy fresh food and cobson et al also found very high salt content in commonly then preparing it at home is a nice idea, but my children and I purchased processed foods. would have starved long ago if we had waited for it to hap- The high sodium content of our modern diet contributes pen. to elevated blood pressure, a major risk factor for stroke and Since restaurants of all types keep me and my family fed, heart disease. One of the discouraging aspects of the study by I have greatly appreciated calorie labels on menus. In fact, I Jacobson et al is that there has been no decrease in sodium confess that I frequently ordered McDonald’s french fries un- levels in processed and restaurant foods from 2005 through til I saw that a large size had 570 calories. (Who knew? I thought 2011, despite the issuance of multiple recommendations that I was doing well by ordering a vegetable.) Indeed, with the in-

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Published: Jul 22, 2013

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