PHILADELPHIA (WTEN) – Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found the combination of “traffic-light” and numeric calorie labels cut calorie consumption by 10 ...
New research supports using so-called traffic light labeling, in addition to numeric labels, to help consumers make healthier food selections. When both types of labels were combined on food items, ...
The combination of a symbol and a numeric calorie count on a menu is the most effective way to influence patrons to select lower-calorie items. A little-noticed provision of the Affordable Care Act ...
When researchers added color-coded or numeric calorie labels to online food ordering systems, the total calories ordered was reduced by about 10 percent when compared to menus featuring no calorie ...