Should Food Labels List the Exercise it Would Take to Burn Off the Calories?
For example, a can of Pepsi with 150 calories might say you'd have to "walk for 30 minutes."
A study in England found that instead of just calorie counts on labels, printing the amount of exercise you’d need to burn them off might help people eat less. For example, a can of Pepsi with 150 calories might say you’d have to “walk for 30 minutes,” or “run for 15 minutes.” Or, when you eat a whole “family size” box of Cheez-Its, just head out on a nice five-hour-long jog. There’s already a name for that labeling. It’s called “PACE”, which stands for “physical activity calorie equivalents.” For what it’s worth, a recent poll revealed most said no.