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. 2012 Mar;102(3):527–533. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300391

TABLE 1—

Relative Change in Sales of Red, Yellow, and Green Cafeteria Items During the 2-Phase Intervention: A 2-Phase Labeling and Choice Architecture Intervention; Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; December 1, 2009–September 1, 2010

Sale Item Baseline,a % Phase 1: Labeling,b Relative % Change in Sales From Baseline Phase 2: Labeling + Choice Architecture,c Relative % Change in Sales From Phase 1
Total sales
 All red items 24.9 −9.2 −4.9
 All yellow items 32.9 1.2 3.9
 All green items 42.2 4.5 −0.5
Beverage sales
 All red beverages 26.1 −16.5 −11.4
 All yellow beverages 21.6 −0.2 1.1
 All green beverages 51.7 9.6 4.0
 Diet soda 19.6 9.2 −0.8
 Regular soda 19.5 −23.1 −5.9
 Bottled water 13.6 −2.4 25.8

Note. P < .001 for all.

a

For all items sold, n = 977 793; for all beverages sold n = 199 513.

b

For all items sold, n = 988 734; for all beverages sold n = 202 098.

c

For all items sold, n = 958 197; for all beverages sold n = 198 557.