New Food Labels Would Tell You How Long It Takes to Burn Off Calories

by ParentCo. April 08, 2016

New Food Labels Would Tell You How Long It Takes to Burn Off Calories Seriously, what's a calorie anyway? Put it to me in plain English, food making companies. Actually, if they were really going to get real about it, tell me how long it's going to take to burn off this pint of Ben and Jerry's while I saddle up to some Netflix.
Working out how much exercise it would take to burn off calories from food would be easier if labelling was changed, says Shirley Cramer of the Royal Society of Public Health.
Source: Activity icons 'could help healthy living’ - BBC News


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