The hearty meals at the restaurant are one of the causes of the obesity epidemic

Berlin – According to a recent international study, restaurants around the world offer meals containing more than the recommended levels of calories.

Researchers from a team supported by the Sao Paulo Research Foundation in Brazil weighed and measured the energy content of meals served in restaurants in Brazil, China, Finland, Ghana and India.

About 94% of the most popular dishes in these restaurants contain more than 600 calories, which the British National Health Service recently recommended to the British National Health Service to reduce obesity in the world. About three-quarters (72%) of famous fast foods exceed recommended levels. The researchers found that some of the most popular meals were bigger and more caloric.

"Not only are we eating the wrong food, but we are also neglecting important factors such as the large amount of food we eat, which can also have a significant impact on obesity in the world," said L & # 39; author Viviane Son of the Ribeirao Preto School of Sao Paulo. "He said.

According to the Times, British health authorities have ordered restaurants to indicate the number of calories in front of their meals, including meals. Lisa Powell, a professor of health policy and management at the University of Illinois at Chicago and a researcher associated with a study published in the Journal of Public Health and Nutrition, should be an exception rather than an exception. ;a ruler.

According to Mr. Powell, eating more and more away from home leads to more calories and about 600 calories per day on average in restaurants.

The researchers based their findings on the analysis of data from more than 12,000 people aged 20 to 64 who participated in surveys from 2003 to 2010.