Navigation Links
Symbols, such as traffic lights, on menus effective in educating diners
Date:3/13/2013

red, yellow and green lights indicating specific calorie ranges) in addition to the numeric calorie label.

The results show that the number-only calorie labels had the greatest impact on those who were the least health-conscious.

"That's good news, because this is exactly who the government is trying to reach with this information," Ellison said. "However, labels of any form so long as they are relatively easy to understand are likely to have the largest impact on less health-conscious diners because the information is new to these individuals."

For the highly health-conscious, adding the traffic light symbol to the existing calorie information further reduced the number of calories ordered.

"Calorie counts did provide the most health-conscious with additional information, but it was the symbol that really enhanced the information provided to these consumers," she said. "This is most likely because the symbol offered new information to these diners."

So if the government is looking for a policy that would help the largest possible demographic, adding a symbol to the calorie information might be a more effective way to influence food choices, Ellison says.

"A downside to the Affordable Care Act legislation as currently proposed is that it just provides a number," she said. "If we've learned anything about consumers, it's that people often operate under time constraints and are very convenience-oriented. Not every restaurant diner has time to read or even wants to read the number of calories listed for each menu item. Those decisions are often made quickly. For this reason, a symbol might be especially helpful in communicating with the broadest groups of consumers."

In 1980, 30 percent of meals were consumed outside of the home. Now it's about 40 percent, according to the paper. The proportion of food dollars spent outside the home has hovered between 46 and 49 percent since 2000, according to the Eco
'/>"/>

Contact: Phil Ciciora
pciciora@illinois.edu
217-333-2177
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Source:Eurekalert  

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2 3 4

Related biology news :

1. Reducing traffic at 2008 Olympics yielded large cut in CO2
2. 50 years of bird poop links DDT with changing bird menus
3. More effective method of imaging proteins
4. New discovery may lead to effective prevention and treatment of graft-versus-host dsease
5. Urgent research needed to determine most effective follow-up care for lung cancer patients
6. As deadly cat disease spreads nationally, MU veterinarian finds effective treatment
7. Lab tests show arthritis drug effective against global parasite
8. Novel discovery by NUS scientists paves the way for more effective treatment of cancers
9. An economical, effective and biocompatible gene therapy strategy promotes cardiac repair
10. New study: Raisins as effective as sports chews for fueling workouts
11. Cost-effective production of infrared lenses
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
Related Image:
Symbols, such as traffic lights, on menus effective in educating diners
(Date:5/16/2013)... at MIT may someday eliminate the need for ... their blood-sugar levels and inject themselves with insulin. ... levels in the body and respond by secreting ... function of pancreatic islet cells, which are destroyed ... type of system could ensure that blood-sugar levels ...
(Date:5/16/2013)... so many sports players and athletes choose to wear ... to be published in Psychological Science , a ... it may have to do with their testosterone levels. ... Farrelly of the University of Sunderland and colleagues, demonstrated ... a competitive task had higher testosterone levels than other ...
(Date:5/16/2013)... million years old give unprecedented insight into the ... the most species-rich groups among the modern bony ... Reichenbacher from the Division of Paleontology and Geobiology ... at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich / Germany have ... they assign to the group of bony fishes ...
Breaking Biology News(10 mins):Nanotechnology could help fight diabetes 2Nanotechnology could help fight diabetes 3High-testosterone competitors more likely to choose red 2Paleontology: The eloquence of the otoliths 2Paleontology: The eloquence of the otoliths 3
... better mental health than British Whites, new research from ... Anna Goodman, the report,s lead author from London ... into ethnic differences focuses on issues where minority ethnic ... it is also important to investigate areas where minority ...
... A new UC Davis study has found that minimum-wage employees ... higher wages, adding to growing evidence that being poor is ... a link that has been assumed but difficult to prove," ... in the UC Davis Center for Healthcare Policy and Research. ...
... is a major public health problem worldwide. Professor Zhao ... of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese ... After 20 years of innovative research, they have ... and have discovered the molecular mechanism behind the smoking ...
Cached Biology News:British Indian children have better mental health 2UC Davis study links obesity with lowest earnings 2A new effective strategy for treating tobacco addiction was developed by researchers from the CAS 2A new effective strategy for treating tobacco addiction was developed by researchers from the CAS 3A new effective strategy for treating tobacco addiction was developed by researchers from the CAS 4
(Date:5/16/2013)... DIEGO , May 16, 2013  The registration ... of Bioscience Financial Officers (ABFO) 2013 National Conference, the ... be held May 28-31 at the Hilton San Diego ... touches on this year,s conference and want to make ... to attend," said Brandi Roberts , ...
(Date:5/16/2013)... May 16, 2013 As the weather warms, ... their favorite Spring looks. While most make a statement with ... many women find the warmer weather mixes makeup and sweat ... with the onset of acne during warmer months, Adult ... acne treatment users the best ways to deter breakouts. ...
(Date:5/16/2013)... NEW YORK , May 16, ... a new market research report is ...   Competitor Analysis: ... Biosuperiors http://www.reportlinker.com/p01171947/Competitor-Analysis-Therapeutic-Proteins-–-Biosimilars-Biobetters--Biosuperiors.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Biopharmaceutical ...   The ...
(Date:5/16/2013)... 2013 BioInformatics LLC New Market Report ... Cell-Derived Cells: Current and Future Opportunities (13-004) , ... in the primary cells market continues to increase. In ... used most often, how satisfied scientists are with commercially ... anticipated growth rate. ,  , Additionally, terminally differentiated ...
Breaking Biology Technology:Registration Extended Until May 22 for Association of Bioscience Financial Officers (ABFO) 2013 National Conference -- San Diego 2Registration Extended Until May 22 for Association of Bioscience Financial Officers (ABFO) 2013 National Conference -- San Diego 3Registration Extended Until May 22 for Association of Bioscience Financial Officers (ABFO) 2013 National Conference -- San Diego 4Adult Acne Treatment, Probiotic Action Shares New Tips for Women on How to Fight Acne While Wearing Makeup 2Competitor Analysis: Therapeutic Proteins - Biosimilars, Biobetters & Biosuperiors 2Competitor Analysis: Therapeutic Proteins - Biosimilars, Biobetters & Biosuperiors 3Competitor Analysis: Therapeutic Proteins - Biosimilars, Biobetters & Biosuperiors 4Competitor Analysis: Therapeutic Proteins - Biosimilars, Biobetters & Biosuperiors 5Competitor Analysis: Therapeutic Proteins - Biosimilars, Biobetters & Biosuperiors 6Competitor Analysis: Therapeutic Proteins - Biosimilars, Biobetters & Biosuperiors 7Competitor Analysis: Therapeutic Proteins - Biosimilars, Biobetters & Biosuperiors 8BioInformatics LLC New Market Report – The Market for Primary Cells & Stem Cell-Derived Cells: Current and Future Opportunities (13-004) 2BioInformatics LLC New Market Report – The Market for Primary Cells & Stem Cell-Derived Cells: Current and Future Opportunities (13-004) 3
... the 10th in a series of articles on developing start-up ... Madison, Wis. - In Step 9 we ... focus specifically on the federal laws. , ,Any business ... and federal securities laws and regulations. Of equal importance are ...
... - As the adoption of healthcare information technology continues its slow ... are resolved. , ,The progress that has been made, and the ... Digital Healthcare Conference set for May 9 and 10 ... campus. , , Dr. Barry Chaiken Dr. Barry ...
... this time (actually it was April rather than May), we ... broke all the meeting records: total attendance, foreign attendance, total ... it, it was broken. But even new records are made ... about? Well, the BIO Annual International Convention , being ...
Cached Biology Technology:Early Stage 10: The nuances of federal laws 2Early Stage 10: The nuances of federal laws 3Early Stage 10: The nuances of federal laws 4Early Stage 10: The nuances of federal laws 5Digital Healthcare Conference 2007: Mounting obstacles for health IT 2Digital Healthcare Conference 2007: Mounting obstacles for health IT 3Olympics of biotechnology has international flavor 2Olympics of biotechnology has international flavor 3Olympics of biotechnology has international flavor 4Olympics of biotechnology has international flavor 5
For testing the AQUA technique on your MS instruments....
Our original highly-purified, robust Taq Polymerase which delivers consistently high yields and minimal background...
A formulation of our Biolase DNA Polymerase which contains a Red Loading Dye...
... assay (ELISA) test kits are qualitative ... the detection of drugs and/or their metabolites ... for forensic use only. It is recommended ... a quantitative method such as GC/MS. ...
Biology Products: