13/10/2019
ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?!?! 🤦🏻♀️
This graphic represents the caloric properties of 9 trademarked foods/drinks sold in the USA and U.K.
If we were to step into a make believe world for 2.75 minutes to hypothesize 2 cloned individuals existing on identical dietary intakes (including frequent consumption of the items above) and identical energy expenditures, one residing in the UK and one in the USA, their body compositions would be different over a period of time.
By process of elimination, within 0.89 seconds, most will instantly recognize this difference stems from caloric difference. Therefore, world recognised brands such as Coca Cola, McDonald’s and Starbucks do not offer nutritionally identical products across the world.
Though the insinuation that the USA is one of the most overweight nations in the world because they propose convenient, highly palatable foods and drinks that are higher in calories than other nations, this assumption falls by the wayside upon learning that most nations around the world offer the same American versions. After all, the companies above are all American.
One reason some of the UK franchised versions are lower in calories is because, in April 2018, the government introduced the sugar tax, most notably on carbonated beverages/milkshakes. Inadvertently, as sugar makes up most of the caloric worth in these items. Less sugar = significantly less calories.
It is worth noting that Hungary, France, Portugal and Mexico have a similar sanction on sugar. The latter having a flat rate. But the UK allows manufacturers to alter their formulas to reduce the amount of sugar - and many have done just that to lower the calorie value of their products.
Regarding the Big Mac & fries, the calorie reduction is more linear across fats and carbs.
This comparison does not directly represent significance in obesity rates, but nonetheless, it does indicate that caloric differences can be significant over time if such foods and drinks in both countries are considered regularly. 🙂
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