Energy Contents of Frequently Ordered Restaurant Meals and Comparison with Human Energy Requirements and US Department of Agriculture Database Information: A Multisite Randomized Study

Excess energy intake from meals consumed away from home is implicated as a major contributor to obesity, and ∼50% of US restaurants are individual or small-chain (non–chain) establishments that do not provide nutrition information. To measure the energy content of frequently ordered meals in non–cha...

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Published in:	Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Vol. 116; no. 4; pp. 590 - 598.e6
Main Authors:	Urban, Lorien E., Weber, Judith L., Heyman, Melvin B., Schichtl, Rachel L., Verstraete, Sofia, Lowery, Nina S., Das, Sai Krupa, Schleicher, Molly M., Rogers, Gail, Economos, Christina, Masters, William A., Roberts, Susan B.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01.04.2016
Subjects:	Arkansas Boston California Calorimetry cuisine Databases, Factual Dietary energy energy content Energy Intake energy requirements Fast food Food Analysis Food Labeling Gastroenterology and Hepatology Humans Hyperphagia Internal Medicine Massachusetts Meals nutrition information Nutrition Policy Nutritional Requirements Obesity overeating restaurant foods Restaurants San Francisco statistical models United States United States Department of Agriculture USDA Weight gain San Francisco United States Arkansas Boston Massachusetts California Fast food Obesity Dietary energy Weight gain Restaurants
ISSN:	2212-2672, 2212-2680
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