Point of choice kilocalorie labelling in the UK eating out of home sector: a descriptive study of major chains

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 19; no. 1; p. 649
• Main Authors: Robinson, Eric, Burton, Sam, Gough, Tom, Jones, Andrew, Haynes, Ashleigh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 28.05.2019; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Calories; Catering; Coffee; Coffeehouses; Consumption; Customer services; Eating; Eating out; Energy; Energy Intake; Evaluation; Fast food; Food chains; Food environment; Food labeling; Food Labeling - statistics & numerical data; Food production; Health aspects; Humans; Information dissemination; Kilocalorie labelling; Labeling; Laws, regulations and rules; Legislation; Market shares; Meals; Methods; Nutrition; Nutrition information; Obesity; Public health; Restaurant chains; Restaurant food; Restaurant industry; Restaurants; Services; Studies; Systematic review; Takeaway food; United Kingdom; Websites; United Kingdom; United Kingdom > UK; United States > US; Obesity; Kilocalorie labelling; Food environment; Nutrition information; Eating out; Restaurant food; Kcals

Eating out is now common and food served out of the home is often of low nutritional quality. Kilocalorie (kcal) labelling of food and drink products sold in restaurant chains in the US is now mandatory, although in store kcal labelling practices among major UK restaurant and takeaway chains have no...