Impact of Menu-Labeling: Study Shows People Eat Less When They Know More
Friday, December 18, 2009 - 15:56
in Mathematics & Economics
(PhysOrg.com) -- The restaurant industry has lobbied hard against mandatory menu labeling in restaurants, highlighting the importance of a new study from Yale University measuring the impact of such regulations. Yale scientists found that calorie labels result in the consumption of significantly fewer calories. The study appears online in the American Journal of Public Health.