No Impact on Potential Kids’ Meal Substitutes in Fast-Food Restaurants One Year Following an Illinois Healthy Beverage Default Policy

Using data collected before and after an Illinois act took effect requiring only healthy beverage defaults (HBD) be provided with kids’ meals, this study examined whether mini or family meal offerings or ads for mini or family meal offerings featuring specific beverage types increased in fast-food restaurants in Illinois relative to the neighboring state of Wisconsin, which does not have an HBD policy.