TY - JOUR
T1 - Supplementing national menu labeling
AU - Hodge, James
AU - White, Lexi C.
PY - 2012/12
Y1 - 2012/12
N2 - The US Food and Drug Administration's forthcoming national menu labeling regulations are designed to help curb the national obesity epidemic by requiring calorie counts on restaurants' menus. However, posted calories can be easily ignored or misunderstood by consumers and fail to accurately describe the healthiness of foods. We propose supplemental models that include nutritional information (e.g., fat, salt, sugar) or specific guidance (e.g., "hearthealthy" graphics). The goal is to empower restaurant patrons with better data to make healthier choices, and ultimately to reduce obesity prevalence.
AB - The US Food and Drug Administration's forthcoming national menu labeling regulations are designed to help curb the national obesity epidemic by requiring calorie counts on restaurants' menus. However, posted calories can be easily ignored or misunderstood by consumers and fail to accurately describe the healthiness of foods. We propose supplemental models that include nutritional information (e.g., fat, salt, sugar) or specific guidance (e.g., "hearthealthy" graphics). The goal is to empower restaurant patrons with better data to make healthier choices, and ultimately to reduce obesity prevalence.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301028
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301028
M3 - Article
C2 - 23078494
AN - SCOPUS:84869149727
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 102
SP - e11-e13
JO - American journal of public health
JF - American journal of public health
IS - 12
ER -