title: The prevalence of heart-healthy menu items in West Virginia restaurants.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence of heart-healthy choices offered in restaurants.
  
  
  METHODS
  Menus (N=273) were obtained from restaurants in the 10 most populated cities in West Virginia. A survey assessed the number of restaurants that provide point-of- purchase nutrition information and the heart-healthy choices offered.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One restaurant offered point-of-purchase nutrition information. Nine percent of restaurants identified heart-healthy choices on their menus. There was a high frequency of offering vegetarian entrees, light side dishes, and vegetables; however, much less fruit, low-fat milk, low-fat salad dressing, or heart-healthy desserts were on menus.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is much opportunity for providing and identifying heart-healthy choices in restaurants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.
authors.forename: Jenni L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Debra A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Krummel
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wheeler
authors.forename: Betty
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Forbes
authors.forename: Cindy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fitch
mesh_terms: D005518:Food Preferences; D015438:Health Behavior; D006321:Heart / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008612:Menu Planning / Q000592:standards*; D012147:Restaurants; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014903:West Virginia