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Color-Coded Beverages

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You might not know how many calories were in that sandwich. But if you got lunch at the Massachusetts General Hospital cafeteria, you could tell with one glance whether you'd made a [blank] choice: offerings are color-coded. Simply [blank] calories does not always get [blank] to make healthier choices. So researchers tried something different. Mass General's cafeteria food and beverage options were [blank] as least, somewhat or most healthful with red, yellow or green labels.

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You might not know how many calories were in that sandwich. But if you got lunch at the Massachusetts General Hospital cafeteria, you could tell with one glance whether you'd made a healthful choice: offerings are color-coded. Simply posting calories does not always get consumers to make healthier choices. So researchers tried something different. Mass General's cafeteria food and beverage options were classified as least, somewhat or most healthful with red, yellow or green labels.
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