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New Yorkers try to swallow calorie sticker shock

Putting the brakes on thoughtlessly inhaling calories is exactly the effect New York City health officials hoped the law would have. They say calorie labels could reduce the number of obese New Yorkers by 150,000 over the next five years, and prevent 30,000 cases of diabetes. New York is not the only city pushing calorie labels. New laws in Seattle and California's Santa Clara and San Francisco are scheduled to go into effect later this year,

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