Don’t Count On Frozen Dinner Calorie Counts

The abstract doesn't name the names of prevaricators, but it does report that nutritional researchers at Tufts University examined the calorie counts of ten frozen dinners bought at local supermarkets, comparing the calorie counts stated on the box to the actual number of calories of the food inside. The real numbers, researchers found, were 8 percent higher than alleged numbers. Wait, it gets better, or worse. When the researchers compared stated calories of low-fat meals in 29 fast food and other restaurants, they found real calorie counts that averaged 18 percent higher than those alleged by the restaurants.

Read an abstract of the study here.