Perceived effectiveness of added-sugar warning label designs for U.S. restaurant menus: An online randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: Added-sugar consumption in the U.S. exceeds recommended limits. Policymakers are considering requiring restaurants to use menu warning labels to indicate items high in added sugar. We sought to determine whether icon-only and icon-plus-text added-sugar menu labels were (1) perceived as more effective at potentially reducing consumption of items high in added sugar and (2) increased knowledge of menu items' added-sugar content relative to control labels, and if effects differed by label design. A national sample of U.S. adults (n = 1327) participated in an online randomized experiment. Participants viewed menu items with either a control label, 1 of 6 icon-only labels, or 1 of 18 icon-plus-text labels with 3 text variations. For their assigned label, participants provided ratings of perceiv

SUBMITTER: Sigala DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9236625 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature