IL HB0028

Creates the Menu Education and Labeling Act of 2009 to address diet-related health risks including obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure.

Requires restaurants and similar retail food establishments to post a warning sign at least 8 inches by 5 inches informing customers that certain menu foods may be high in calories, saturated fat plus trans fat, and sodium per serving.

Sign must state that these high-calorie and high-sodium foods "have been known to cause diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure."

Establishes legislative findings that two-thirds of American adults are overweight or obese, obesity costs $117 billion annually, and one-third of calories consumed come from restaurant and food-service establishments.