Carlorie Counts Off on Food

While you think you are doing your body a favor by eating a light dinner at a fast food restaurant, or helping shed the pounds by carting a frozen lunch from the grocery store to work, the reality according to new research is that you might be eating anywhere from 8 to 18 percent more calories than you are told on the packaging or nutritional label. That’s what Susan Roberts, a professor at Tufts University, found in her latest research. Check out the article here.

While no one can say with any certainty if these are oversights, or modifications to help sell product, it definitely raises my eyebrows. When money changes hands and people depend on profits from sales to make a living, it always pays to be cautious. I am happy to hear that people are checking up on this! I feel bad for people who have medical conditions and depend on the accuracy of these labels.