Argument: Calorie counts are worth a try as they do no harm

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Carl Bialik. “Do the Numbers Behind Calorie Counts Add Up?”. The Wall Street Journal. July 7, 2009: Rachel Johnson, a professor of nutrition at the University of Vermont who co-authored a skeptical paper about the effect of menu labeling, said, “There is a need for additional research to determine if ultimately providing calorie labeling in restaurants will help stop the progression of overweight and obesity among the American public. Until this evidence is available, I take a ‘do no harm’ approach to the issue and I do not see that any harm would be done to consumers by providing this important information.”