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Monday, September 24, 2007

ESTIMATING CALORIE CONTENT

People underestimate the calorie content of large meals by 23-38%

People underestimated the calorie content of large fast food meals they had ordered by an average of 38 percent, but guessed within 3 percent about the calorie content of small meals according to a study from Brian Wansink from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, USA.

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Wednesday, May 30, 2007

UNDERREPORTING

Underreporting of calories became worse after a behavioral weight loss program

Underreporting of calorie intake became more prevelant and the amount of underreporting greater after women were in a behavioral weight loss program according to a recent study.

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