Changes in children's meal orders following healthy menu modifications at a regional US restaurant chain

S Anzman‐Frasca, MP Mueller, S Sliwa, PR Dolan… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To examine changes in children's meal orders, price, and revenue following the
implementation of a healthier children's menu in a full‐service restaurant chain. Methods In …

Some current dimensions of the behavioral economics of health-related behavior change

WK Bickel, L Moody, ST Higgins - Preventive medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Health-related behaviors such as tobacco, alcohol and other substance use, poor diet and
physical inactivity, and risky sexual practices are important targets for research and …

The effect of a default-based nudge on the choice of whole wheat bread

E van Kleef, K Seijdell, MH Vingerhoeds, RA de Wijk… - Appetite, 2018 - Elsevier
Consumer choices are often influenced by the default option presented. This study
examines the effect of whole wheat bread as a default option in a sandwich choice situation …

An obesogenic island in the Mediterranean: mapping potential drivers of obesity in Malta

D Cauchi, H Rutter, C Knai - Public health nutrition, 2015 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveThe prevalence of childhood and adult obesity in Malta is among the highest in the
world. Although increasingly recognised as a public health problem with substantial future …

Is early measles vaccination better than later measles vaccination?

P Aaby, CL Martins, H Ravn… - Transactions of the …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
WHO recommends delaying measles vaccination (MV) until maternal antibody has waned.
However, early MV may improve child survival by reducing mortality from conditions other …

The application of defaults to optimize parents' health-based choices for children

KL Loeb, C Radnitz, K Keller, MB Schwartz, S Marcus… - Appetite, 2017 - Elsevier
Optimal defaults is a compelling model from behavioral economics and the psychology of
human decision-making, designed to shape or “nudge” choices in a positive direction …

Behavioral correlates of empirically-derived dietary patterns among university students

MP Mueller, SA Blondin, AR Korn, PJ Bakun, KL Tucker… - Nutrients, 2018 - mdpi.com
Given the importance of young adulthood in establishing lifelong dietary habits, it is
imperative to better understand potential underlying drivers of dietary behavior in the …

Healthier children's meals in restaurants: an exploratory study to inform approaches that are acceptable across stakeholders

S Anzman-Frasca, SC Folta, ME Glenn… - Journal of nutrition …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective Assess parents', children's, and restaurant executives' perspectives on children's
meals in restaurants. Design Cross-sectional. Setting Parents and children completed …

Application of optimal defaults to increase selection of sustainable menu choices

C Radnitz, B Beezhold, I Pilato, CR Drury… - Food Quality and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Vegan diets confer less adverse environmental impact than omnivore and vegetarian diets.
While many consumers have shifted to more environmentally sustainable diets in recent …

Limited implementation of California's Healthy Default Beverage law for children's meals sold online

HR Thompson, A Martin, R Strochlic, S Singh… - Public Health …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Objective: To reduce children's sugar-sweetened beverage intake, California's Healthy-By-
Default Beverage law (SB1192) mandates only unflavoured dairy/non-dairy milk or water be …