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Preventing weight gain with calorie-labeling. [PDF]

Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 2014
Calorie-labeling has been suggested as an anti-obesity measure but there is no evidence for its effect, to date. Early adulthood is a critical life-cycle period for unwanted weight gain and obesity development. This study examined whether providing calorie information would help young adults to avoid weight gain.Using a pragmatic interrupted time ...
Nikolaou, Charoula Konstantia, Hankey, Catherine Ruth, Lean, Michael Ernest John   +2 more
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Assessing the impact of a mandatory calorie labelling policy in out-of-home food outlets in England on consumer behaviour: a natural experimental study [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Background Out-of-home (OOH) food tends to be energy-dense and nutrient-poor. In response, England implemented a mandatory calorie labelling policy in the OOH sector.
Michael Essman, Thomas Burgoine, Andrew Jones, Megan Polden, Eric Robinson, Gary Sacks, Stephen J. Sharp, Richard Smith, Lana Vanderlee, Christine M. White, Martin White, David Hammond, Jean Adams   +12 more
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Evaluation of a voluntary nutritional information program versus calorie labelling on menus in Canadian restaurants: a quasi-experimental study design [PDF]

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2019
Background A significant proportion of the Canadian diet comes from foods purchased in restaurant settings. In an effort to promote healthy eating, the province of British Columbia (BC) implemented the Informed Dining Program (IDP), a voluntary, industry
Lana Vanderlee, Christine M. White, David Hammond   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Randomized trial evaluating the effectiveness of within versus across-category front-of-package lower-calorie labelling on food demand [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Several front-of-pack (FOP) labels identify healthier options by comparing foods within product categories. Alternative approaches label healthier options by comparing across categories. Which approach is superior remains unknown.
Eric Andrew Finkelstein, Felicia Jia Ler Ang, Brett Doble   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Implementation and enforcement of mandatory calorie labelling regulations for the out-of-home sector in England: Qualitative study of the experiences of business implementers and regulatory enforcers. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
BackgroundMandatory calorie labelling on menus of large out-of-home food outlets was implemented in England on 6 April 2022. Barriers and facilitators that were unforeseen before implementation may modify policy impacts.
Michael Essman, Tom Bishop, Thomas Burgoine, Andrew Jones, Megan Polden, Eric Robinson, Richard Smith, Jean Adams, Martin White   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Kilocalorie labelling in the out-of-home sector: an observational study of business practices and consumer behaviour prior to implementation of the mandatory calorie labelling policy in England, 2022 [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Regulations mandating kilocalorie (kcal) labelling for large businesses in the out-of-home food sector (OHFS) came into force on 6th April 2022 as a policy to reduce obesity in England. To provide indicators of potential reach and impact, kcal
Megan Polden, Andrew Jones, Jean Adams, Tom Bishop, Thomas Burgoine, Michael Essman, Stephen J. Sharp, Richard Smith, Martin White, Eric Robinson   +9 more
doaj   +2 more sources

‘We should be focusing on why we eat, what we eat and how it makes us feel, not how many calories it has’: a photovoice study exploring young people’s views on the out-of-home calorie labelling policy in England and their priorities for changing the local food environment [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Background Obesity is a complex problem, a perpetual challenge for governments to address. In 2022 as part of a government obesity strategy, a mandatory calorie labelling policy for out-of-home food sectors was implemented in England.
Vanessa Er, Camilla Forbes, Dalya Marks, Laura Cornelsen, Penny Breeze, Alexandra Kalbus, Cherry Law, Richard Smith, Kerry Ann Brown   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Views of people with disordered eating on current and alternative out-of-home calorie labelling policies in England: a mixed-methods survey [PDF]

BMJ Public Health
Introduction Out-of-home calorie labelling was introduced in England as part of public health policy to address obesity. We examined the acceptability and perceived impacts of the policy on individuals with disordered eating.
Lucy Serpell, Dasha Nicholls, Ulrike Schmidt, Tom Jewell, Nora Trompeter, Fiona Duffy, Helen Sharpe, Ellen Maloney, Abinaya Nadarajah   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Calorie accounting: The introduction of mandatory calorie labelling on menus in the UK food sector

Accounting, Organizations and Society, 2023
Obesity has become a topic of public discourse in Britain with claims that it is now one of the major causes of ill health and premature death. In an effort to tackle this obesity ‘crisis’, the UK government has introduced mandatory calorie labelling on menus. This legislation requires that the number of calories associated with a meal option, together
Chris Carter
exaly   +3 more sources

Point-of-choice kilocalorie labelling practices in large, out-of-home food businesses: a preobservational versus post observational study of labelling practices following implementation of The Calorie Labelling (Out of Home Sector) (England) Regulations 2021 [PDF]

BMJ Open
Background and objectives On 6 April 2022, the UK government implemented mandatory kilocalorie (kcal) labelling regulations for food and drink products sold in the out-of-home food sector (OHFS) in England.
Andrew Jones, Jean Adams, Martin White, Stephen Sharp, Richard Smith, Eric Robinson, Thomas Burgoine, Megan Polden, Michael Essman, Tom Bishop, Aisling Donohue   +10 more
doaj   +2 more sources