Knowing The Nutritional Content Of Foods Doesn't Equate To Healthy Eating

Duh.

A study by Universite Laval's Maurice Doyon and French and American researchers shows that U.S. consumers know surprisingly more about the fat content of the foods they buy than their French counterparts. Paradoxically, the obesity rate is nearly three times higher in the United States (35%) than it is in France (12%). In light of these results, published in a recent edition of the British Food Journal, the researchers cast doubt on the notion that providing nutritional information is an effective way to encourage healthy eating habits.

Because healthy eating is almost all about consuming the right number of Calories to result in a BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 (on a population basis).