Research conducted by academics has shown that consumers are poor at judging the nutritional value of the food they eat – a major problem as many people lead busy lives and turn to the convenience of fast food.
Research conducted by academics has shown that consumers are poor at judging the nutritional value of the food they eat – a significant problem as many people lead busy lives and turn to the convenience of fast food.
The UK is the latest country to join the list, with its government, as recently as April, implementing a law that“No laws or regulations requiring fast-food restaurants to provide any form of nutritional information to their consumers…the websites of 31 fast-food restaurants in the country. Our findings showed that only about 58% of the biggest South African fast-food restaurants provided nutritional information.
Despite fast food chains making healthy choices available, the industry is synonymous with cheap, highly processed meals which contain large amounts of carbohydrates, added sugar, and unhealthy fats and sodium. BusinessTech looked at some of the meals offered by popular fast-food franchises that carry the highest kilojoule counts.
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