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Is calorie labelling on menus the solution to obesity?

From April 2022, as part of the UK government’s new obesity strategy, it is now compulsory for all larger restaurant and cafes in the UK to include calorie labelling on their menus. Is this legislation, however, likely to be effective in reducing our caloric intake, thereby tackling obesity?

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Autor principal: Yeo, Giles S. H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9179223/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35680986
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41574-022-00705-3
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9179223/
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