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Healthy defaults reduced calories by 21.4%, fat by 43.9%, and sodium by 43.4% for kids' meal sides and beverages.
Adopting healthy defaults can lead to significant reductions in unhealthy nutrients in children's meals.
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The healthy defaults reduced calories (21.4%), fat (43.9%), and sodium (43.4%) for kids' meal sides and beverages.
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Based on the analysis of purchase data from all restaurants.
Source
Using Healthy Defaults in Walt Disney World Restaurants to Improve Nutritional Choices
John C. Peters et al. · Journal of the Association for Consumer Research · 2016
DOI 10.1086/684364
other · n=145Cited 85×
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