«Traffic - light» and numeric calorie labels cut calorie consumption by 10 percent: Color - coded calorie indicators as effective as actual
calorie numbers for online meal - ordering platforms.»
Hey Amy, I don't have the numbers on this, but there are loads of sites you can use online to determine the calories
, «Clear on Calories,» Big Soda seems to think that
placing calorie numbers on the front of beverage containers and vending machines equals good nutrition and «has painted the voluntary commitment as an answer to First Lady Michelle Obama's call to eradicate childhood obesity.»
So researchers compared consumers» food choices at several locations of the Mexican - style restaurant called Taco Time before and
after calorie numbers were posted — as well as with Taco Times that were outside of the regulated area.
«The similar effects of traffic light and numeric labeling suggests to us that consumers are making decisions based more on which choices seem healthier than on
absolute calorie numbers,» VanEpps said.
«Calorie labeling appears to be effective in an online environment where consumers have fewer distractions, and the simpler traffic - light labeling seems as effective as
standard calorie numbers,» said lead author Eric M. VanEpps, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
The above should give a fairly
accurate calorie number for reaching your goal, but to get a most accurate Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE), get your body composition tested and enter your stats in the «body fat percentage» field.
Do you recommend me jumping to the
new calorie numbers right away or slowly taper up to them and then slowly tapering down again to lose he fat?
Even though
the calorie numbers are low, you may still be wondering one thing.
If your routine consists of simply eating less on certain days, make those calories count by coming from satiating foods that are also nutrient - dense, such as whole grains, vegetables, fiber - rich legumes, fish etc, meaning foods that have lots of nutrients relative to
the calorie number they provide.
If you take
the calorie number (69) and divide it by 7 (7 calories in 1 gram of alcohol) it will give you roughly 9.8 grams of alcohol.
All body types are different and
the calorie numbers above are just estimates for the «average» human.
Besides, won't it feel good to stop checking
the calorie number on every menu or package that you pick up?
Knowing
your calorie number is an important part of eating clean.
The 1200
calorie number is ridiculously low for active individuals, and unfortunately it is recommended by way too many people.
Use this calculator to get an exact number, and then use
that calorie number to calculate the amount from the manufacturer's nutritional information found either online or on the bag / box.