How Good is Your Calorie Estimate?

How Good is Your Calorie Estimate?

Over 3000 people were asked to estimate calorie content of meals they purchased at repeated visits to six fast-food chain restaurants. Average actual meal content was underestimated by 24% for children (adults made the estimate), 34% for adolescents, and 21% for adults. Noticing the posted calorie estimates in the restaurants did not affect the accuracy…

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