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Appeals court upholds NYC's calories-on-menus rule

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a cityrule requiring some chain restaurants to post calories prominentlyon menus, saying the first measure of its kind in the nation is areasonable bid to curb obesity.

A 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel rejected a state tradegroup's arguments that federal law pre-empted the rule and that thecity violated the First Amendment by forcing on restaurant...

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