(CNN) Food labels detailing how much exercise is needed (burn) off a product's calorie content could help to combat obesity, according to UK researchers.
Physical activity calorie equivalent (PACE) labels could improve on labels identify only calories and nutrient content, according to a new (science) review.
Under the proposed system, a small bar of chocolate would carry a label informing (consume) that it would take 23 minutes of running or 46 minutes of walking to burn off the 230 calories it contains.
The large-scale application of PACE labels could, on average, cut calorie use 200 calories per person per day, according to researchers, work is published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
But concerns (raise) recently about the potential impact such labeling might have on, people with eating disorder.
The research team looked at data from 14 studies that examined the effectiveness of PACE labeling in (reduce) calorie consumption and found that PACE labeling is more effective than no labeling. Amanda Daley, lead researcher from the University of Loughborough, told CNN that aim is to add PACE information to existing labels, rather than replace (they), in order to provide the public with more information.
