Research
Energy balance
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.
StrongSupportsmedium confidence
Meal energy content averaged 49% greater than those of popular meals from the largest national chain restaurants (P < .001).
Why this rating
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
cross-sectional · n=157Cited 45×
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