GnarlyWhalein Hacker News • Recommends
On “What 2,000 Calories Looks Like (2014)”
Casey Neistat made a fun little video1 that explores this a bit. Without spoilers, it was a bit surprising just how off some of the food is. 1 link to this video
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The Truth Behind Calorie Labels
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For anyone, no background needed. Education, not medical advice.
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Casey Neistat tests the actual calorie content of popular restaurant foods against their official menu labels.
An OpDoc for the New York Times. Original posting and statement here; nyti.ms/WHJFPY Special Thank You to Dr. Rising, Ping and Dr. Pi-Sunyer as well as the New York Nutrition Obesity Research Center for their contribution to this production. like me on facebook.com/cneistat follow me on twitter.com/CaseyNeistat and of course instagram.com/caseyneistatWhy it's here
1 person recommends thisWhat people say. Recommended as an eye-opening demonstration of how inaccurate food calorie labels can be.
u/thatswhenisnappedClinician communityin r/publichealth • Mentions
So...calorie counts are actually lying...
thesimonin Hacker News • Mentions
On “How do food manufacturers calculate the calorie count of packaged foods? (2003)”
And apparently in the US you can be off by whatever you want link to this video The video also deals with calorie count in restaurants. The NYC regulation to require calorie counts directly on the menu really seems like a good idea. Other than the people already knowing the rough calorie count, who checks the obscure and difficult tables on the website?
virtuallynathanin Hacker News • Mentions
On “A beginner's guide to intermittent fasting (2012)”
Do you know how many calories you burn? Do you actually know how many calories are in your food? I have a metabolic cart, and the answer surprises me sometimes on the former - just standing at my desk all day I burn >3300kcal. I actually went to talk to the guy in the Casey Neistat video about food labels, and almost bought a bomb calorimeter. Calorie counting, while not useless, is not very helpful. link to this video