Imagine walking into a restaurant and being greeted by a menu that creates an optical illusion just for you. A recent study reveals that this clever trick can actually steer customers towards healthier food options. By playing with font sizes, numbers attached to nutritional information on menus have the power to subtly nudge patrons towards making healthier choices. Picture this: visually larger numbers, like the David among the Goliaths of text, are strategically used to represent lower-calorie options, while smaller numbers slyly whisper about high-calorie foods. It’s like watching an enchanting magic show unfold right in front of your taste buds! The implications of this research are nothing short of fascinating. Imagine the potential impact if this technique was widely adopted in restaurants across the country. Could these playful illusions revolutionize the way we make food choices? Let’s dive deeper into the research and find out!
Restaurants can persuade patrons to choose healthier foods by adjusting the font size of numbers attached to nutritional information on menus, according to a recent study. U.S. restaurants with more than 20 locations are already required to show the calorie content of food on their menus. By representing these values incongruously — using physically larger numbers on the page when they’re attached to lower-calorie options, and smaller numbers for high-calorie foods — the researcher said that businesses can successfully ‘nudge’ customers toward healthier choices.
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