NYT video: "Calorie Detective"
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http://www.nytimes.com/video/2013/02/12/opinion/100000002061153/calorie-detective.html
With the help of a science lab, the filmmaker Casey Neistat finds that calorie listings on food labels can be highly inaccurate.
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In short: be careful when you eat out. There can be huge discrepancies between listed calorie amounts and actual calories!
As many MFPers already know, measuring and weighing at home is usually the only way to know precisely what you're consuming. In all other cases, just be aware that the numbers could be off!
With the help of a science lab, the filmmaker Casey Neistat finds that calorie listings on food labels can be highly inaccurate.
--
In short: be careful when you eat out. There can be huge discrepancies between listed calorie amounts and actual calories!
As many MFPers already know, measuring and weighing at home is usually the only way to know precisely what you're consuming. In all other cases, just be aware that the numbers could be off!
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