Calorie labels in supermarkets and restaurants have little impact on consumer choices, researchers found, fueling doubts about whether the practice is worth keeping.

The government said it would continue to evaluate the impact of out-of-home calorie labelling, including on people with eating disorders. Restaurants, cafes and take-aways with mo

Calorie labelling on menus and products has a “small” but “potentially meaningful” effect on people’s food choices, according to a review.Calorie labels in supermarkets, restaurants and other food outlets led to an average reduction in the calories people selected and purchased of 1.