'It could hinder some of the work we do in the prevention of eating disorders, because the focus becomes about numbers.'
Prof Ranote adds that calories on menus can be incredibly triggering for people with both anorexia and bulimia, who may search for lower calorie foods, but on the flipside could lead to people with binge eating disorder finding higher calorie items "to trigger guilt and shame".
Anorexia nervosa is trying to control your weight by not eating enough food, exercising too much or doing bothBinge eating disorder is eating large portions of food until you feel uncomfortably fullThe average age at which someone develops an eating disorder is between 16 and 19, according to eating disorder charity Beat, and Isabella is concerned by what could happen if young people are presented with calorie information when they go for meals.
A Beat spokesperson said: "We know from the people we support that including calories on menus can contribute to harmful thoughts and behaviours worsening.
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