OCTOBER 12, 2010...2:09 PM Nudge: DOA To Use ‘Food Behavior Scientists’ to Modify Kids’ Eating Habits
Jump to Comments<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2010/10/12/nudge-doa-to-use-%e2%80%98food-behavior-scientists%e2%80%99-to-modify-kids%e2%80%99-eating-habits/#comments> Remember, it’s not about control, it’s because big government cares about you…wink…wink. This is why Obama’s regulation czar, Cass Sunstein is the most dangerous man in America. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_bvT-DGcWw&feature=player_embedded Blaze.com <http://www.theblaze.com/stories/nudge-doa-to-use-food-behavior-scientists-to-modify-kids-eating-habits/> reports: Federal officials are turning to psychology in a new approach to get kids to choose healthier foods in the school lunch line. *The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today it is giving $2 million to food behavior scientists to use marketing tricks to encourage kids to pick fruits and veggies over cookies and french fries.* *Some of the ideas include hiding chocolate milk behind plain milk, putting the salad bar near checkout, placing fruit in pretty baskets and accepting only cash as payment for desserts.* Another idea suggests using *pre-paid cards that only allows students to purchase healthy options *from the school cafeteria. Studies by Cornell University researchers have found these tactics work, the Associated Press reports, and Cornell will start a new child nutrition center to test more of these methods. According to a release on the DOA’s website<http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/!ut/p/c5/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os_gAC9-wMJ8QY0MDpxBDA09nXw9DFxcXQ-cAA_1wkA5kFaGuQBXeASbmnu4uBgbe5hB5AxzA0UDfzyM_N1W_IDs7zdFRUREAZXAypA!!/dl3/d3/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS9ZQnZ3LzZfUDhNVlZMVDMxMEJUMTBJQ01IMURERDFDUDA!/?contentidonly=true&contentid=2010%2f10%2f0514.xml>, the Cornell-based research center will be called the Center for Behavioral Economics in Child Nutrition Programs. The money will also fund 14 other research projects in Connecticut, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The release also outlines the reasoning behind the funding as well: leaving choices to schools, students, and parents is not the way to ensure students make “healthful choices.” Good intentions, it explains, often do not translate into good choices: [I]t is well recognized that understanding the value of a healthy diet does not always translate into healthy choices. Research has shown that good intentions may not be enough: when choosing what or how much to eat, we may be unconsciously influenced by how offers are framed, by various incentives, and by such factors as visual cues. Sunstein just wants to ‘nudge’ regulations to take control of things you eat and how you use the internet. This is also the nut who thinks trees and animals can sue humans in court <http://www.ombwatch.org/node/10163>. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
