Hide the chocolate milk behind the plain milk. Get those apples and oranges out of stainless steel bins and into pretty baskets. Cash only for desserts.

These subtle moves can entice children to make healthier choices in school lunch lines, studies show. Food and restaurant marketers have long used similar tricks. Now the government wants to get into the act.

School cafeterias try psychology on kids – Washington Times

According to a study conducted at Ohio State University, authored by doctoral student of neuroscience Laura Fonken and professor of neuroscience Randy Nelson, being exposed to light during nighttime may lead to obesity, even if no physical activity or amount of food consumed change from one’s regular nighttime habits. Really.

Study Finds Light at Night May Lead to Obesity | Geekosystem