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| The calorie counts used as the foundation for diet plans and healthy-eating guidance for the past 18 years may be wrong, a report suggests. | The calorie counts used as the foundation for diet plans and healthy-eating guidance for the past 18 years may be wrong, a report suggests. |
| The recommended daily intake of calories could be increased by up to 16%, a draft report by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition said. | The recommended daily intake of calories could be increased by up to 16%, a draft report by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition said. |
| Intake levels are currently 2,000 calories for women and 2,500 for men. | Intake levels are currently 2,000 calories for women and 2,500 for men. |
| But the panel stresses that people should only eat more if they exercise more, given rising levels of obesity. | But the panel stresses that people should only eat more if they exercise more, given rising levels of obesity. |
| The committee says its report provides a much more accurate assessment of how energy can be burnt off through physical activity. | The committee says its report provides a much more accurate assessment of how energy can be burnt off through physical activity. |
| A 16% increase would mean that adults could safely consume an extra 400 calories a day, equivalent to an average sized cheeseburger. | A 16% increase would mean that adults could safely consume an extra 400 calories a day, equivalent to an average sized cheeseburger. |
| The proposals, seen by The Times and The Grocer magazine, are due to go out for a 14-week consultation period. | |
| Final recommendations will then be made after that time. | Final recommendations will then be made after that time. |
| Health campaigners say the Department of Health and the Food Standards Agency could seek to "sweep this report under the carpet" in a bid to avoid sending out mixed messages in the middle of an obesity epidemic. | Health campaigners say the Department of Health and the Food Standards Agency could seek to "sweep this report under the carpet" in a bid to avoid sending out mixed messages in the middle of an obesity epidemic. |
| Tam Fry, of the National Obesity Forum, said it was a "dangerous assumption" to say that adults could safely consume an extra 400 calories a day. | Tam Fry, of the National Obesity Forum, said it was a "dangerous assumption" to say that adults could safely consume an extra 400 calories a day. |
| "This is not a green light to eat yourself silly," he said. | "This is not a green light to eat yourself silly," he said. |