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There is no consistent association between entrée price and Estimated Nutrition Score (ENS) in the sample assessed.
Customers can often choose healthier entrées that are priced less than or equal to less healthy entrées.
ModerateRefutesmedium confidence
There was no consistent association between ENS and entrée price in the sample assessed.
Why this rating
Based on the cross-sectional study design.
Source
Do Healthier Meals Cost More?
Yue Huang et al. · Nutrition Today · 2018
DOI 10.1097/nt.0000000000000278
cross-sectional · n=11Cited 1×
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