Researchers at South Australia’s Flinders University have found that by listing healthy food items first in an online menu, women were much more likely to make healthier choices. The team sought to discover whether menu placement impacted selections and could encourage healthier eating. They asked participants to choose from one menu which contained snack items placed in order of healthiness, and a second menu where items were not ordered. “We found that participants who saw healthy items at the top of an online menu were 30 to 40 percent more likely to choose a healthy item than those who viewed them further down the menu,” said Indah Gynell, lead researcher and Flinders University Ph.D. candidate. Over 5.5 million Australians used meal delivery services such as Uber Eats and Menulog last year, increasing from 3.9 million in the previous year and 3.3 million in 2018, according to research from Roy Morgan. “Diet-related …