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... It is unclear how many people know the nutritional facts about what they are eating, but a recent field poll commissioned by public health advocates showed the majority of people surveyed were misinformed about healthy eating options at chain restaurants. The poll was commissioned by public health advocates backing a bill in the state Legislature that would require chain restaurants to post nutritional information on menu boards and menus. The poll asked 523 registered voters to answer four seemingly simple questions; we'll give you the test at the end of this article. The challenge was to pick out the dishes with the most calories, the fewest calories, the least salt and the most fat from among menu items at Denny's, Chili's, Romano's Macaroni Grill and McDonald's.

Just as on the menus, the only information provided was the name of the dish. The majority of people polled failed.

Two-thirds answered all four questions wrong.

And not one person got all four questions right.

The results were the same regardless of age, income, education or political party, according to the poll. The poll is part of a campaign by the California Center for Public Health Advocacy to attract support for state Senate Bill 120, which calls for menu labeling as a way of helping consumers fight obesity and its related hea...

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