Are calories on menus doing more harm than good?

Once you go to a restaurant, you might be offered with a big selection of dishes, every printed on a menu alongside its calorie content material. A hen burger and fries might come to 1597 kilocalories. Swap the meat for a plant-based substitute, and it might rise to 1746 kcal. Choosing the vegan bacon ketchup provides one other 300 kcal.

Since 2022, these calorie labels have been obligatory for any restaurant, café or takeaway chain in England with greater than…