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Toys turn healthy foods into 'happy meals'
Kids are more likely to make healthy food choices at restaurants if those meals are paired with collectible toys, just as less nutritious fast-food options often are.
With growing rates of obesity in children, California has banned toys from fast-food meals for kids, and New York and other states are considering following suit.
A new study by researchers at the University of Oregon finds young children can be influenced to prefer a healthy food choice—in this case, a meal of soup, mixed vegetables, and milk—when a toy is seen as one that is missing from their collectible set.
Full story at Futurity.
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