The goal of this petition is to make the nutritional information available and easily accessible in the dining hall for each food option provided. Information: • Studies have shown that nutritional information availability lowers the amount of calories a person consumes per meal (Elbel, Kersh, Brescoll, & Dixon, 2009). • According to a study done in the American Journal of Public Health, customers of restaurants tend to underestimate levels of calories, fat, and saturated fat in less-healthful restaurant items (Burton, Creyer, Jeremy, & Kyle, 2005) • “The Surgeon General and the National Academies’ Institute of Medicine recommend that nutrition information be available to customers at restaurants” (Wootan & Osborn, 2006). Suggestions to improve nutritional availability in campus dining halls: • The most accessible way to provide nutrition information would be to have it available in front of each food item • One way it could be presented would be to have a print off of the nutrition information and have it on a sign or taped to the sneeze guard when and where the food is being served. • An alternative way it could be presented would be to have it in print and placed on the plates where samples of the menu items are previewed • The nutrition information could also possibly be displayed on a poster or pamphlet in the front of the dining halls Works Cited Burton, S., Creyer, H. E., Jeremy, K., & Kyle, H. (2005, November 18). American Journal of Public Health. (A. P. Association, Ed.) Retrieved March 5, 2012, from Attacking the Obesity Epidemic: The Potential Health benefits of Providing Nutrition Information in Restaurants: http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2004.054973 Elbel, B., Kersh, R., Brescoll, L. V., & Dixon, L. B. (2009 йил October). Health Affairs. Retrieved 2012 йил 29-February from Calorie Labeling And Food Choices: A First Look At The Effects On Low-Income People In New York City: http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/28/6/w1110.full Wootan, M. G., & Osborn, M. (2006). Availability of Nutrition Information from Chain Restaurants in the United States. American Journal of Preventative Medicine . WashingtonDC, United States: Elsevier. Retrieved March 5, 2012, from Availability of Nutrition Information from Chain Restaurants in the United States: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749379705003983