With a growing number of young people turning to apps for food purchases, a recent study has raised concerns about the lack of nutritional information for most advertised items on online food delivery menus. This absence hampers consumers’ ability to make informed and healthy choices.
Researchers from the University of Sydney analyzed the menu offerings available on leading online food delivery platforms and apps.
They discovered that fewer than 6 percent of food outlet menus on online delivery platforms such as UberEats, Menulog, and Deliveroo included comprehensive nutritional labeling.
The researchers reviewed a collective of 482 menus from UberEats, Menulog, and Deliveroo for their study, which was published in the journal Public Health Nutrition.
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Lead study author Sisi Jia stated, “Numerous studies demonstrate that menu labeling has tangible effects in the real world, with consumers provided nutritional information opting for meals with notably lower energy content.”
“Although there is an increasing need for food delivery services, it is still unclear how well online platforms are implementing menu labelling,” said Jia from the University of Sydney’s Susan Wakil School of Nursing & Midwifery and the Charles Perkins Centre.
The utilization of online food delivery services has experienced rapid growth, particularly during the pandemic.
According to the researchers, online food delivery is also simplifying the purchase of food with low nutritional value.
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