The Influence of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Warnings: A Randomized Trial of Adolescents' Choices and Beliefs.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

California, New York, and the cities of San Francisco and Baltimore have introduced bills requiring health-related warning labels for sugar-sweetened beverages. This study measures the extent to which these warning labels influence adolescents' beliefs and hypothetical choices.

Design

Participants completed an online survey in which they chose a beverage in a hypothetical vending machine task, rated perceptions of different beverages, and indicated interest in coupons for beverages. Data were collected and analyzed in 2015.

Setting/participants

A total of 2,202 demographically diverse adolescents aged 12-18 years completed the online survey.

Intervention

Participants were randomly assigned to one of six conditions: (1) no warning label; (2) calorie

SUBMITTER: VanEpps EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5533079 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature