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Abstract: Obesity in
the United States has been described as an epidemic increasing the risk of developing
chronic medical diseases, placing a huge burden on the US economy in healthcare costs,
and decreasing life expectancy. A recent strategy to combat the high rate of obesity in
the US is the requirement of chain restaurants to post calorie information on menus/menu
boards to encourage ... read moreselection of lower calorie "healthier" menu items. A survey of 200
subjects was conducted at 4 Panera Bread outlets in Massachusetts to explore individual
consumer characteristics such as Body Mass Index (BMI), nutrition knowledge, and
exercise and diet status to identify any association with the use or non-use of posted
calorie information. Descriptive statistics revealed no correlation between the
characteristics of individual respondents and and the use of calorie information.
Refinements to the calorie posting guidelines are suggested to improve the effectiveness
of this approach to reduce the prevalence of obesity in the United
States.
Thesis (M.S.)--Tufts University,
2015.
Submitted to the Dept. of Civil
Engineering.
Advisor: Mark
Woodin.
Committee: David
Gute.
Keyword: Civil
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