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Aug 2023
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The great calorie deception: Are food la...

Zoë
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Millions of us are counting calories every day. But do we know if those numbers truly reflect the energy we get from eating? It’s about time that we debunked the “one-size-fits-all” approach to calorie counting and unmasked the outdated methodologies that contribute to inaccuracies in food labeling. In today’s episode, Jonathan and Dr. Sarah Berry ask: How e ... Show More
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