Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Color-coded food labels



“These results,” notes the study, “suggest that simple food environment changes can play a major role in public health policies to reduce obesity.” It also suggests the study is evidence that people will not develop “fatigue” from food labeling and “revert to previous unhealthy choices.”
 
In the battle to get people to choose healthier foods, could red, green, and yellow stickers plus moving the placement of the food be a simple piece of a complicated puzzle? Would this work in school cafeterias?  Work cafeterias? Our home kitchens?

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