Behavior modification - USDA ERS study

Doug Powell linked to this USDA ERS study in the Food Safety Network email. From the summary:


College students who preselected their meals from a menu board before seeing them did not always make healthier food choices than students who made their selections in line where they could see the food. In fact, viewing led to significantly greater consumption of healthier foods— salad and turkey sandwiches—and significantly less consumption of less healthy foods—French fries and caffeine. Viewing brownies, however, also significantly increased brownie consumption. The impact of viewing different foods may have more to do with how attractive they are than how healthy they are.