Proposed Food Labels Show How Much Exercise Needed To Burn-Off Calories
- 8 years ago
A new proposed system for food labels would equate food to the activity required to burn off those calories.
Much like the U.S., the United Kingdom has a weight problem.
With more than two-thirds of its residents tipping the scales as overweight and obese, researchers there are suggesting a new approach to food labeling – adding pictures.
The graphics show how much physical activity is required to burn off the calories lurking inside each container or serving.
Shirley Cramer, the director of the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) in London, explained to
Much like the U.S., the United Kingdom has a weight problem.
With more than two-thirds of its residents tipping the scales as overweight and obese, researchers there are suggesting a new approach to food labeling – adding pictures.
The graphics show how much physical activity is required to burn off the calories lurking inside each container or serving.
Shirley Cramer, the director of the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) in London, explained to