http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34751054/ns/health-diet_and_nutrition/
The accuracy of nutritional information including calorie count published for restaurants is an extremely important matter. In my opinion, I feel that nutritional values should be as accurate and clear as the labels disclosing peanuts and soy in products. People need to be able to trust producers and should feel comfortable knowing that nutrition labels are accurate and not misleading.
People who are genuinely interested in eating healthy and controlling weight do not eat restaurant or processed food that much, if at all. It is generally understood that restaurant food, especially the fried fast food type as well as most processed foods are unhealthy in the first place. However, should this statement give producers the leniency to mislead the consumer?
The study by Susan Roberts discovered that calorie counts were an average of 18 percent more than the values disclosed. This is a significant difference for someone who may be trying to account for their caloric intake. Using the posted nutrition charts and reading labels give people a sense of being in control. These labels should be scrutinized by the government to ensure that they are in fact accurate. Although I realize that they will not be exact, they should be within 3-5 percent of what is published.
I also wonder that if people who show that they have been attempting to diet using these products could sue if they had health related problems. It seems reasonable that if they are being falsely informed about a product nutritional content, that they should be able to get some relief from the purveyors of that product.
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I completely agree Josh, consumers should not be mislead of their caloric intake. It baffles me that the labels are approved and the product is distributed with such false advertisement. I tend to wonder what the purpose of the labels are if they are not even 3-5% from the actual number. I feel companies should be punished for these actions because it is not fair to the consumer who thinks they are eating healthier or for that matter has a strict calorie based diet.
ReplyDeleteThe article chosen by Josh is a very interesting one. It is on a topic that i wondered myself; are the nutritional information given out by chain and fast food restaurants accurate. Now serving size plays an issue in some by others its the same thing each time.
ReplyDeleteThe article said that some of the items were in upwards of 18% off from the actual amount of calories present in the item. This gap is very crutial to people looking to lessen their calorie intake; myself being one of them.
Restaurants need to enclose everything that is allegen related for if someone with an allergy is present they are fully aware of everything they are consuming.
Now people care about health so people do not eat eat restaurant or processed food. People know eat restaurant is much high calorie count than eat at home. For me when I buy some product I read nutrition labels but, sometimes is hard to read it. Becasue nutrition labels is small or misealad. I agree Josh idea.
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