Food and beverages consumed away from home make up one third of our daily intake, according to the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Furthermore, the FDA says, research shows that people often underestimate the number of calories they’re taking in when they eat out. Since May of 2018, the FDA has required certain types… Continue reading How Many Calories? Keep An Eye on The Menu
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A Whopping 92% of Restaurants Offer High Calorie Meals
Meals consumed at fast-food restaurants are often seen as one of the biggest contributors to the obesity epidemic. But according to a January 2016 study by Tufts University published in the Journal of the American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 92 percent of 364 measured restaurant meals from both large-chain and non-chain (local) restaurants exceeded… Continue reading A Whopping 92% of Restaurants Offer High Calorie Meals
Fast Food Restaurants Now Offer Lower Calorie Menu Items
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that large chain restaurants, including fast food places, have introduced newer food and beverage options that on average contain 60 fewer calories than their traditional menu selections in 2012 and 2013, which were generally high in calories, fat, and sodium. The findings appear in… Continue reading Fast Food Restaurants Now Offer Lower Calorie Menu Items