# Sobering Diet Stats The 'You Eat Less Healthy Than You Think' Infograph Brings Bad News By Courtney Scharf | Published 2012-05-26 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/less-healthy-than-you-think-infograph References: [holykaw.alltop](http://holykaw.alltop.com/we-eat-less-healthy-than-we-think-infographic) A chart full of sobering health information, the 'Less Healthy Than You Think' infograph is a harsh reminder to keep track of your daily diet. Including truly interesting information about the way people perceive their food, this stat-filled and USA-focused chart is helpful when it comes to making dietary choices. Highlighting the way in which people tend to rationalize more according to how unhealthy a given food really is, the chart is sad but true. One of the most shocking stats on the infographic is the amount of calories in [major restaurant chicken salads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/signature-salads). Surprisingly, [McDonald's](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mcnuggets-personality-quiz) comes out on top in this category, and [Cheesecake Factory](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/triple-berry-bliss-cheesecake) gets major flak for its 976 calorie dish. Astounding and informative, this infograph is a quick and dirty breakdown of the way in which people's nutritional naivety plays out in the real world. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.4/10 - Popularity: 66% | Activity: 88% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Health](https://www.trendhunter.com/health) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Perception Vs Reality:** Identifying the gap between people's perception of their food choices and the reality can lead to disruptive innovations in nutrition education and food labeling. - **Health-conscious Dining:** The revelation of the high calorie content in supposedly healthy dishes presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the restaurant industry, specifically in the development of healthier menu options. - **Personalized Diet Tracking:** The need for individuals to track their daily diet is highlighted, creating potential for disruptive innovation in the development of user-friendly and accurate diet tracking apps or devices. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Nutrition Education:** The infographic emphasizes the importance of educating people about nutrition, creating opportunities for disruptive innovation in the nutrition education industry. - **Restaurant:** The high calorie content of seemingly healthy dishes exposes potential for disruptive innovation in the restaurant industry to offer healthier alternatives or improve transparency in food labeling. - **Technology:** The demand for personalized diet tracking presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the technology industry through the creation of innovative diet tracking apps and devices. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Unhealthy Eating Habit-Changing Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chewy-app.md) - [Informed Food Choices Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bettermenu-for-doordash.md) - [Healthier Food Choice-Promoting Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/healthier-food-choice.md) - [Health-Themed QSR Menu Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/arbys-new-year-same-you.md) - [Photo-Based Calorie Trackers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mealschat.md) - [Fruit Waste Ink Posters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fruit-waste-ink.md) - [Savory Satisfying Summertime Salads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/habit-burger-grill-salads.md) - [Health-Conscious Kidult Meals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/happy-healthy-meal.md) - [Comprehensive Healthcare Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/calorie-tracking.md)