http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/ en-us Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Fri, 03 May 2013 10:46:01 GMT Silverchair editor@archpedi.jamanetwork.com webmaster@archpedi.jamanetwork.com http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1682338 Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Hanks AS, Just DR, Wansink B. <span class="paragraphSection">Nearly one-third of children between ages 6 and 19 years are considered obese and their choosing of less healthy foods in school lunchrooms may contribute. To encourage students to select healthier foods, recent research has focused on how environmental changes and behavioral economics can guide children to make healthier choices. This includes the preordering of lunch. Preordering could preempt hunger-based, spontaneous selections and eliminate the sensory cues—evocative smells and sights—that lead to less healthy choices. We examine whether having students preorder their entrée (main dish) improves the healthfulness of entrées selected for lunch.</span> 1 2 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.82 http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1682338