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Rebecca L Franckle1, Jason P Block1, Christina A Roberto1.
Abstract
We asked 1877 adults and 1178 adolescents visiting 89 fast-food restaurants in New England in 2010 and 2011 to estimate calories purchased. Calorie underestimation was greater among those purchasing a high-calorie beverage than among those who did not (adults: 324 ±698 vs 102 ±591 calories; adolescents: 360 ±602 vs 198 ±509 calories). This difference remained significant for adults but not adolescents after adjusting for total calories purchased. Purchasing high-calorie beverages may uniquely contribute to calorie underestimation among adults.Mesh:
Year: 2016 PMID: 27196648 PMCID: PMC4984755 DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303200
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Public Health ISSN: 0090-0036 Impact factor: 9.308