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Original title: Research shows that labeling food calories on menus can make your diet healthier
According to foreign sources, a study by
UK
found that restaurants that label food on their menus with
calories
are selling healthier food than companies that don't label
restaurants
. According to a new study by the University of Cambridge, the researchers behind the study believe that if government policy enforces menu labelling, it will encourage restaurants to provide healthier food in the public health.
between March and April 2018, the Cambridge University team looked at the energy and nutrition information of the UK's 100 most popular restaurant chains on its website, 42 of which provided some form of energy and nutrition information online, but only 14 offered menu labels in-store. The study found that restaurants with calorie menu labels offered 45 percent less fat and salt than companies that didn't label calories.
1975, the world's obesity levels have nearly tripled, making it one of today's most pressing public health challenges.
poor
are the main causes of obesity and diseases such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Restaurants and takeaway foods contain much more energy, fat, sugar and salt than they do at home.
May 2018, the U.S. enacted mandatory menu labeling rules for large restaurant chains. In the UK, the government added voluntary menu labelling to its Public Health Responsibility Agreement in 2011.
.
