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Why calorie counts aren't helpful

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Season 2017, Episode 300292058

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Earlier this year, Ontario introduced legislation that requires restaurants with more than 20 locations to post caloric content on their menus. But Marci Warhaft, a body image advocate, says that posting calorie counts is reinforcing bad information.

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