Restaurants could be forced to report customer calorie counts to help combat obesity
Restaurants may have to report the number of calories consumed by customers as part of a government’s falling movement of obesity.
The Ministry of Health and Social Care (DHSC) will wait for restaurants, listeners with more than 250 employees to report the average number of calories consumed under plans to be left to consult the public.
Data will be used to çalmak increase the health of sales ”and reduce the food intake of customers.
Kate Nicholls, General Manager of Hospitality, a trade organ that represents restaurants, said that the industry is “completely blind ıyla with plans.
The authority warned that the proposals will lead to “random, compulsory goals ve and add“ more bureaucracy and costs ına to a struggling sector.
“Mandatory reporting and uncertain results will only contribute to the financial burden. [restaurants]Nich Nicholls said Time.
“[They are] Already, occasional treatment and food to enjoy the food for hardworking families are struggling to keep prices low and high quality. “
DHSC said the government’s ten -year obesity strategy will be fully published this week.
A spokesman told Independent: Ik We have explained that we will develop the scope of the proposals with the industry before the participation of the public. This will help us create a health service suitable for the future under the change plan.
“The cost of obesity is the cost of NHS in a year and one out of every five children is now separated from primary school with obesity, so we have to take action to address this crisis, but our approach pokes more than nanny.”
In 2022, restaurants, cafes and packages with more than 250 personnel were forced to press how many calories on menus, websites and delivery platforms.
The measures were introduced to en ensure that people can make more conscious, healthier choices when it comes to eating ”.
However, a study in 2024, published in Nature Human Behavior, found that the label has made no difference about how many calories it had bought or ate.
Dr Megan Polden of Liverpool University, including bars, restaurants, cafes and fast food sales points, including more than 6,000 people who bought food at sales points.
They searched the customers without the introduction of the changes, but they found that the labels did not have a significant impact on how many calories.
The labels informed people more how many calories in their food, even if they didn’t change what they consume.
“This vital research adds to a growing evidence bank: Calorie labeling in menus does not help anyone.
“For those with eating disorders, calorie labeling may worsen feelings of anxiety and stress, and cause harmful behaviors such as excessive eating, excessive exercise or restricting food.”
