British Takeaways Have Shocking Levels Of Fat, Salt, Sugar And Colourings
A Local Government Group study which analyzed two takeaways, found “shocking” levels of sugar, salt, fat and colourings, as well as potentially deadly nuts and bogus meat. A single portion of chicken tikka masala and pilau rice was found to have 116% of an average person’s GDA (guideline daily amount) of saturated fat and 92% of salt
September 4, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: average-person, chicken-tikka, diet, gda, nutrition, nutrition / diet, on call diets, single-portion, study-which
Nutrition Labels On Food And Drinks In The UK Available, Understood But Not Used
When asked to identify the most healthful product among three comparable ready meals in a UK study, most respondents were able to do so, with 88% of respondents correctly doing so using Guideline Daily Amount (GDA) labels, 84% through Traffic Lights (TL) and 83% when shown hybrid labels of GDAs and Traffic Lights…
October 14, 2010 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: correctly-doing, gda, hybrid-labels, identify-the-most, most-respondents, nutrition / diet, on call diets, ready-meals, three-comparable, traffic, traffic-lights
