Menu Labeling and Calories Purchased in Restaurants in a US National Fast Food Chain.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Menu labeling has been implemented in restaurants in some US jurisdictions as early as 2008, but the extent to which menu labeling is associated with calories purchased is unclear.

Objective

To estimate the association of menu labeling with calories and nutrients purchased and assess geographic variation in results.

Design, setting, and participants

A cohort study was conducted with a quasi-experimental design using actual transaction data from Taco Bell restaurants from calendar years 2007 to 2014 US restaurants with menu labeling matched to comparison restaurants using synthetic control methods. Data were analyzed from May to October 2023.

Exposure

Menu labeling policies in 6 US jurisdictions.

Main outcomes and measures

The primary outcome w

SUBMITTER: Rummo PE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10724762 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature