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• Calorie counts on menus and fast food: are they a weapon against obesity, or just more nannying from the Government?

• U.S. researchers estimate that an 18 percent tax on pizza and soda can push down U.S. adults' calorie intake enough to lower their average weight by 5 pounds (2 kg) per year.

The Times
Calories on menus: do they work?
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/features/article7054282.ece

Reuters
Tax soda, pizza to cut obesity, researchers say
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6275T720100308