People Underestimate Fast Food Calories
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A new study has found that people tend to underestimate the number of calories consumed in fast food meals.
... as portions have gotten larger, it's become harder for people to estimate what a standard portion should be. The amount people should eat seems puny compared to the mounds of food we have become used to seeing on our plates.
If you eat fast food on a regular basis, you might want to check out the restaurants' websites for caloric and nutrional information. Knowing how many calories and fat grams are in those burgers and fries might help you decide to eat a smaller portion.
People tend to low-ball calories in super-sized fast-food meals
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Isn't it quite odd that with the onset of these fast food restaurants, there's an increase of percentage of obese people in our country? Those things seem to go together nowadays.