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The Calorie Delusion in Food Labels

The Calorie Delusion in Food Labels

Food labels are essentially wrong. The calorie counting system on food labels around the world goes as far back as the late 19th century. It espouses the calculation of the ‘energy content of various foods by burning small samples in controlled conditions and measuring the amount of energy released in the form of heat.’ Based on this system, carbohydrates [...]