‘Traffic lights,’ calorie counts help consumers order healthier online

Monday, June 20, 2016 - 11:01 in Mathematics & Economics

Menu labels have become a favorite tool for policymakers to fight obesity, despite a lack of evidence that the format encourages people to make healthier food choices. However, new research from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pennsylvania shows that “traffic light” color-coded labels, numeric labels and a combination of the two reduce the […]

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