Who: | CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson | |
CSPI Director of Nutrition Bonnie F. Liebman | ||
What: | "Winners" of the 2010 Xtreme Eating Awards announced and displayed alongside their astonishing nutritional equivalents at news conference | |
When: | 10:00 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 | |
Where: | National Press Club, 529 14th Street, N.W., Washington, DC | |
Murrow & White rooms | ||
Why:
| 1,400-calorie breakfasts, 2,500-calorie entrees and 1,700-calorie desserts are making Americans overweight and obese at record levels. CSPI will urge restaurant chains to prepare for the implementation of the new federal calorie-labeling law by offering more lower-calorie choices for consumers. | |
Embargo: | This advisory is for media planning purposes only. Substantive information within is strictly embargoed until 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 25. | |
