How many calories do you eat in a day? Six people share their diets
Britons are increasingly under-reporting their daily calorie consumption according to a new study. This not only hampers the efforts of health experts to cut rising obesity levels, but can also leave people wanting to lose weight bemused as to why they’re not making progress.
Researchers suggest that when people under-report the number of calories they consume in official surveys, it causes health experts to suggest increasing physical activity, rather than cutting calorie intakes. If calorie counts were correct, they say, the UK population would actually be losing weight.
Although increasing physical activity is central to human health, researchers suggest that obesity-reduction efforts must focus mainly on less consumption.
We asked six people to share how much they ate ...