Adding calorie labels to menus in restaurants could save thousands of lives and billions of dollars in healthcare and societal costs, a new study shows.

A US law implemented in 2018 requiring restaurants and fast-food chains with 20 or more outlets to display calorie labels on their menus has already shown a net decrease of 20 to 60 calories for each meal, the study found.

And based on national nutritional survey data, and modelling from Tufts University researchers, the policy is forecast to prevent at least 28,000 obesity-related cancer cases in the space of the lifetime of the cohort of adults involved, who were aged between 20 and 65.

This would prevent some 16,700 cancer deaths over the same time period, and save a combined $2.8 billion (€2.55 billion) in healthcare and societal costs.

The projections showed the greatest numbers of cancer deaths averted were for liver (4,530), postmenopausal breast (3,080), endometrium (2,060), kidney (1,980), and pancreatic (1,230).

Previous research shows how the policy could prevent a large number of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes cases among US adults, but the health and economic impacts on obesity-related cancers had not previously been evaluated.

source: Euronews

A new pizza with a cheeseburger crust contains a whopping 2,880 calories. Pizza Hut said the 288-calorie a slice cheeseburger pizza is a “fun treat to share” – but a half-pizza contains 72% of a woman’s daily allowance of 2,000 calories.

The Cheeseburger Pizza was first launched in the Middle East as the Crown Crust Carnival and features mini burgers with mozzarella, embedded in the crust with any topping for £2.50 more than a traditional deep pan.

A Pizza Hut spokesman said: “The Cheeseburger Pizza is just one item from our menu and is designed to be an enjoyable, fun treat to share with family and friends with 288 calories per slice. This is the latest in our crust innovation – which is what we are famous for. Our menus offer a broad choice, including pizza, pastas and salads, and we are committed to producing a wide range of fresh, high quality food which can be enjoyed as part of a balanced diet.”

to unveil – felfed, leleplez
gut-busting –“has-robbantó,” nagyon nagy adag
crust – héj
treat – csemege
daily allowance – napi adag
to launch– új terméket piacra dob
topping– pizzafeltét
deep pan– vastag tésztájú pizza
innovation– újítás
committed– elkötelezett
balanced diet– kiegyensúlyozott táplálkozás

source: Mirror