Sentences with phrase «numeric calorie labels»
When researchers added color - coded or numeric calorie labels to online food ordering systems, the total calories ordered was reduced by about 10 percent when compared to menus featuring no calorie information at all.
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«Traffic - light» and numeric calorie labels cut calorie consumption by 10 percent: Color - coded calorie indicators as effective as actual calorie numbers for online meal - ordering platforms.»
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For the study, VanEpps and colleagues from Carnegie Mellon University set up a system in which corporate employees ordering lunch from a cafeteria via a newly - developed online portal were presented with the calorie information for menu items via numeric or traffic light calorie labels, both together, or none at all.
«The similar effects of traffic light and numeric labeling suggests to us that consumers are making decisions based more on which choices seem healthier than on absolute calorie numbers,» VanEpps said.