Awareness of and reactions to the health harms of sugary drinks: An online study of U.S. parents.

ABSTRACT: Evidence about the health problems associated with sugary drink consumption is well-established. However, little is known about which sugary drink health harms are most effective at changing consumers' behavior. We aimed to identify which harms people were aware of and most discouraged them from wanting to buy sugary drinks. Participants were a national convenience sample of diverse parents (n = 1,058), oversampled for Latino parents (48%). Participants rated a list of sugary drink-related health harms occurring in children (7 harms) and in adults (15 harms). Outcomes were awareness of each harm and how much each harm discouraged parents from wanting to purchase sugary drinks. Most participants were aware that sugary drinks contribute to tooth decay in children (75%) and weight gain in bot

SUBMITTER: Carl AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8483773 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature