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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.
John C. Peters et al. · Journal of the Association for Consumer Research · 2016

Why this rating

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

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