Study Finds That Calorie Count On Food Labels Can Be Inaccurate

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • January 13, 2010
Trust labels much? Maybe you shouldn't. As a recent study conducted by the Journal of the American Dietetic Association suggests, the calorie counts posted on restaurant and prepared food labels can be innaccurate, though not all are. For example,...
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