Menu Calorie Label Use and Diet Quality: a Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Menu calorie labeling has been implemented in food service businesses to promote healthy food choices; however, evidence is limited on whether label use is associated with healthier dietary intake. This study examined the association between menu calorie label use and diet quality and whether it varied by weight status.

Methods

Adults in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2017-2018 who visited restaurants were included. Menu calorie label use was categorized as did not notice labels, noticed labels, and used labels. Diet quality was measured using the Healthy Eating Index 2015 (maximum score 100) by two 24-hour diet recalls. The association between menu calorie label use and diet quality was examined using multiple linear regression and tested

SUBMITTER: Jia J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11192142 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature