They may be referring to the research of Brian Wansink, who was exposed a few years ago for at the very least shoddy research practices and at worst active data

They may be referring to the research of Brian Wansink, who was exposed a few years ago for at the very least shoddy research practices and at worst active data manipulation [1, 2, 3]. A large body of his work centered around how to rearrange school lunchrooms to promote better dietary decisions. His advice quite literally includes placing healthy food first [4]. [1] https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-cornell-scientists-downfall-1537915735 https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-cornell-scientists-downfall-1... [2] https://web.archive.org/web/20180307074049/http://www.timvanderzee.com/the-wansink-dossier-an-overview/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180307074049/http://www.timvan... [3] https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniemlee/who-really-ate-the-apples-though https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniemlee/who-reall... [4] http://www.brianwansink.com/for-school-lunches.html http://www.brianwansink.com/for-school-lunches.html