Do nutritional warnings encourage healthier choices on food ordering websites? An exploratory experimental study in Uruguay.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate if the inclusion of nutritional warnings in food ordering websites can discourage consumers from purchasing foods with excessive content of nutrients associated with non-communicable diseases (NCD).

Design

Participants were randomly assigned to one of the two experimental conditions: control (n 225) or nutritional warnings (n 222). Nutritional warnings corresponded to separate black octagonal signs containing the word 'Excess' followed by the corresponding nutrient: total fat, saturated fat, sugars and sodium. Participants were asked to purchase a lunch for themselves using a simulated food ordering website.

Setting

Online study in Uruguay.

Participants

Convenience sample of 447 Uruguayan participants, recruited using social media.

Resu

SUBMITTER: Gugliucci V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10195232 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature