Visual Cues Encourage Vegetable Consumption

February 7, 2012, 6:48 am by Scientific American: Health

Americans still fall short of the recommended daily portions of fruits and vegetables. And kids are notoriously averse to veggies at the school cafeteria. So researchers tested whether visual cues of healthful foods could increase consumption at a grade school with 800 students. [More]

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