WebMD reports that even though those who promote healthy eating have put them there, the calorie counts on the menus at fast food restaurants aren’t actually helping people make smart food choices. However, they’ve not given up hope. Change is a gradual process and they are counting on an eventual turn around.
“It’s just speculation,” Downs said, “but I think what is going on is that people see the daily or per-meal calorie recommendations.” She gave the example of a Big Mac, listed at 550 calories. “Which is actually not unreasonable. So then [customers] maybe feel OK to go ahead and get a slightly bigger main dish, but at the same time still get the same side dish and drink they would normally get. And then all of a sudden they’re up over 1,100 calories for the meal. Each one item may seem OK, but it adds up,” she noted.
“In the end the bigger issue is that asking people to do math three times a day every day of their lives is a lot,” Downs added. “Because it’s not like we make a decision about what to eat just once. It’s a lot of decisions. And if you add a cognitive [mental] burden on top of that it’s a lot to ask.”
For her part, Lona Sandon, a registered dietitian and assistant professor of clinical nutrition at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, suggested that providing caloric information should be viewed as an important step towards building awareness, even if it doesn’t immediately lead to better food choices.
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