Measured energy content of frequently purchased restaurant meals: multi-country cross sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To measure the energy content of frequently ordered meals from full service and fast food restaurants in five countries and compare values with US data.

Design

Cross sectional survey.

Setting

223 meals from 111 randomly selected full service and fast food restaurants serving popular cuisines in Brazil, China, Finland, Ghana, and India were the primary sampling unit; 10 meals from five worksite canteens were also studied in Finland. The observational unit was frequently ordered meals in selected restaurants.

Main outcome measure

Meal energy content, measured by bomb calorimetry.

Results

Compared with the US, weighted mean energy of restaurant meals was lower only in China (719 (95% confidence interval 646 to 799) kcal versus 1088 (1002 to 1181)

SUBMITTER: Roberts SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6290458 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature