Calorie labeling overall also had a stronger impact among obese participants than among non-obese participants.
Not exact matches
A new study, conducted by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center, serves up the grim conclusion that
calorie labels, on their own, do not reduce the
overall number of
calories ordered.
Six years after New York City's mandate that
calories be listed at chain restaurants, researchers have found that these
labels, on their own, do not reduce the
overall number of
calories ordered.
The only problem, industry representatives say, is that current federal rules on such products require prominent «reduced
calorie»
labeling on the front of the package, which is «not attractive to children» and contributes to an «
overall decline in milk consumption.»
«This is the first field - based study of mandatory menu
labeling laws that found a large
overall adjusted difference in
calories between customers who dined at
labeled restaurants when compared to unlabeled restaurants — about 155 fewer
calories purchased,» said Amy Auchincloss, PhD, an assistant professor in the Drexel University School of Public Health and lead author of the study.
Overall, customers at restaurants with menu
labels purchased food with 151 fewer
calories (155 fewer
calories when counting beverages), 224 milligrams less sodium and 3.7 grams less saturated fat compared to customers at restaurants without menu
labels.
In general, diets
labeled «Lite» or «Weight Control» have been formulated to help dogs feel more full and have been designed to have less
calories overall per kibble to help encourage weight loss or weight control.