The great calorie deception: Are food labels misleading?

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ZOE Science & Nutrition

Health & Fitness


Millions of us are counting calories every day. But do we know if those numbers truly reflect the energy we get from eating?It’s about time that we debunked the “one-size-fits-all” approach to calorie counting and unmasked the outdated methodologies that contribute to inaccuracies in food labeling.In today’s episode, Jonathan and Dr. Sarah Berry ask: How exactly do we measure calories, and is calorie counting actually effective?Download our FREE guide — Top 10 Tips to Live Healthier: https://zoe.com/freeguide Follow ZOE on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoeMentioned in today’s episode:The Wilbur Olin Atwater Papers from the United States Department of AgricultureIs there a nutrition topic you’d like us to explore? Email us at podcast@joinzoe.com, and we’ll do our best to cover it. Episode transcripts are available here.