Calorie Information From Restaurants, Packaged Foods Examined By Study

A recent study completed by researchers at Tufts University suggests that calorie count on menus, packaging and websites provided by packaged goods companies, fast food and chain restaurants are unreliable. The research concluded that on average, the calorie content information provided by the restaurants was 18 percent less than the researcher's calorie content analysis. The calorie content information reported by packaged food companies averaged 8 percent less than the researchers' analysis. Click here to read the full article "Calorie Information From Restaurants, Packaged Foods Examined By Study" published by MedicalNews Today (January 8, 2010).

Source: MedicalNews Today