Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Health Warnings and Purchases: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Five U.S. states have proposed policies to require health warnings on sugar-sweetened beverages, but warnings' effects on actual purchase behavior remain uncertain. This study evaluated the impact of sugar-sweetened beverage health warnings on sugar-sweetened beverage purchases.

Study design

Participants completed one study visit to a life-sized replica of a convenience store in North Carolina. Participants chose six items (two beverages, two foods, and two household products). One item was randomly selected for them to purchase and take home. Participants also completed a questionnaire. Researchers collected data in 2018 and conducted analyses in 2019.

Setting/participants

Participants were a demographically diverse convenience sample of 400 adult sugar-

SUBMITTER: Grummon AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6803129 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature