Caloric information on menus leads to lower calorie selections for children

A Sweet Life Staff — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:09:52 +0000

A new study out of Seattle Children’s Research Institute shows that the amount of calories selected by parents for their child’s hypothetical meal at McDonald’s restaurants were reduced by an average of 102 calories when the menus clearly showed the calories for each item. The study, reported by Eurekalert, is the first study to suggest that labeled menus may lead to significantly reduced calorie intake in fast food restaurant meals purchased for children. These findings support nutritional menu labeling and show that when parents have access to this information they may make smarter meal choices for their children. The study was published online on January 25 in Pediatrics.

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Caloric information on menus leads to lower calorie selections for children