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If your favorite chain helps its customers make healthier choices by listing calorie counts on its menu, you may be in luck.

A new study from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH) found that US-based chain restaurants that voluntarily listed calorie counts on their menus tended to also offer more low-calorie items overall. In fact, these restaurants averaged nearly 140 fewer calories per item than restaurants that didn't list calorie counts.

These findings come as all US-based chain restaurants with more than 20 outlets will be required to list calorie counts on their menus starting in December 2016. As part of the Affordable Care Act, the goal of this new rule is to help Americans eat healthier by steering them toward lower-calorie options.