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Assessing the Impact of Two California County Ordinances Banning Toys or Other Incentives with Unhealthful Menu Items for Kids

November 1, 2010

The advertising and marketing of unhealthful foods and beverages via cross-promotions and premiums, such as toys and other incentives, may contribute to the development of unhealthy eating patterns and obesity, particularly in children. Santa Clara and San Francisco Counties (Calif.) passed separate ordinances on May 21, 2010 and November 9, 2010, respectively, preventing restaurants from More

Assessing the Long-Term Impact of Labeling Menus with Information on Calories and Nutrition

January 15, 2010

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The impact of menu labeling is unclear. A menu labeling law (beginning 1/1/09) in Seattle-King County, WA provides an opportunity to evaluate policy effectiveness. The Seattle-King County policy is different from regulations elsewhere in two important ways. First, not only do restaurants need to have calorie labels, they have to provide information on saturated fat, More

Menu Labeling: Does Providing Nutrition Information at the Point of Purchase Affect Consumer Behavior? A Research Synthesis

June 1, 2009

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This research synthesis reviews studies that have examined the use of menu labeling in away-from-home food establishments, such as restaurants and cafeterias, and the potential impact of labeling on consumers’ food and beverage selections.

Evaluating a Nutrition Information Policy in Chain Restaurants in Multnomah County, Ore.

November 15, 2008

By her_admin

Multnomah County passed a menu labeling policy that will go into effect January 1, 2009, as one of only five jurisdictions in the U.S. to have passed such a policy. The aims of this study are to: (1) examine changes in awareness of nutrition information, nutrition knowledge, use of nutrition information and caloric value of More

Evaluating the New York City Calorie Labeling Regulation

November 15, 2008

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The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene approved a regulation that requires that calorie information be posted on menu boards for restaurant chains with 15 or more stores nationally. This regulation went into effect in 2008. The regulation is intended to increase prominence of calorie information at point-of-purchase to help consumers make More

Food and Beverage Marketing to Children and Adolescents: What Changes are Needed to Promote Healthy Eating Habits? A Research Brief

October 1, 2008

By her_admin

This brief examines how foods and beverages are marketed to children and adolescents, how food and beverage companies encourage younger individuals to buy their products and whether limiting youth’s exposure to food and beverage marketing could have benefits in preventing childhood obesity.

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Assessing the Impact of Two California County Ordinances Banning Toys or Other Incentives with Unhealthful Menu Items for Kids

Assessing the Long-Term Impact of Labeling Menus with Information on Calories and Nutrition

Menu Labeling: Does Providing Nutrition Information at the Point of Purchase Affect Consumer Behavior? A Research Synthesis

Evaluating a Nutrition Information Policy in Chain Restaurants in Multnomah County, Ore.

Evaluating the New York City Calorie Labeling Regulation