Calorie labels have small effect on eating habits - study
Putting calories on food labels and menus "is no silver bullet" say researchers, who analysed the best evidence to date on how effective the policy can be.A review of 25 studies on calorie labelling in a number of countries found a small reduction in the calories people chose to eat - equivalent to two almonds - but even this modest effect could help prevent adults putting on weight as they get older.
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Calorie labels on menus have a small but meaningful impact on people's choices, according to a new systematic review.
Calorie Labels Have Limited Impact on Food Choices, Study Finds
Calorie labels in supermarkets and restaurants have little impact on consumer choices, researchers found, fueling doubts about whether the practice is worth keeping.
Calorie labels have small impact on food choices, study says
Calorie labels in supermarkets and restaurants have little impact on consumer choices, researchers found, fueling doubts about whether the practice is worth keeping.
Calorie labelling has “modest” effect on food choice, Cochrane review finds
Providing calorie information labels on menus and food products has a small but important effect at a population level on the choices that people make, a large Cochrane review has concluded.1 UK researchers analysed findings from 25 studies and found that calorie labels on supermarket products and on menus in restaurants lead people to select food with a smaller number of calories.
Calorie labelling on menus and food products has ‘small’ effect
Calorie labelling on menus and products has a “small” but “potentially meaningful” effect on people’s food choices, according to a review. Calorie labels in supermarkets, restaurants and other food outlets led to an average reduction in the calories people selected and purchased of 1.
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