Dive Summary:

• An international group of nutritionists speaking at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting in Boston has urged consumers and producers alike to rethink how calories are counted.
• The scientists, ranging from Harvard professors to U.N. policy makers, noticed that labels often highly overestimate the caloric content of raw ingredients while severely underestimating the calories of processed foods.
• They see this as a gross misleading of the public and are calling for across the board change and legislation.

From the article:

“There is a lot of misinformation around calories, and it is crucial for the consumer, whether they are on a diet
or not, to have the correct information about what they eat,” said Wrangham.

“We’re still at the beginning of a line of research that may provide people with more solid recommendations,”
added Rachel Carmody, also of Harvard.