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Meal energy content averaged 49% greater than those of popular meals from the largest national chain restaurants.
Consumers should be cautious as meals from smaller restaurants may contain significantly more calories than expected.
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Meal energy content averaged 49% greater than those of popular meals from the largest national chain restaurants (P < .001).
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Based on the comparative analysis of meal energy content.
Source
The Energy Content of Restaurant Foods Without Stated Calorie Information
Lorien E. Urban et al. · JAMA Internal Medicine · 2013
DOI 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.6163
cross-sectional · n=157Cited 45×
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