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"We know that opting for the drive-through instead of cooking at home can add up quickly when it comes to calories. But, according to a new study, sitting down to eat at a restaurant may not be a whole lot better!\nPinterestFacebookThe study&amp;#8212;published in Public Health Nutrition&amp;#8212;found that sit-down meals at restaurants may cause you to consume an average of 200 extra calories per meal. Researchers asked more than 12,000 people, ages 20 to 64, about their eating habits on two separate days. About 30 percent of the participants had fast food on both days. Around 28 percent of the participants ate at a sit-down restaurant on the first day; 20 percent ate at a restaurant on the second day. All the other participants ate at home on both days.\nThose who ate at fast-food joints consumed an extra 194 calories per day, while participants who ate at sit-down restaurants ate about 205 extra calories per day. And full-service restaurant-eaters also consumed more salt: about 451 milligrams (fast food diners downed about 296 milligrams per day). The study&amp;#39;s authors say that those extra calories and sodium shots come from larger portions and things like sweetened beverages.\nThere&amp;#39;s more research to be done, but, in the meantime, study coauthor Lisa Powell says there&amp;#39;s one clear takeaway: &amp;quot;Eating out at restaurants should be the exception, not the norm.&amp;quot;\nHow often do you go out to eat? Do you try to eat healthily when you do?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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