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Salt warning labels in the out-of-home food sector: online and real-world randomised controlled trials

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Evans R   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Restaurant Menu Labeling Policy: Review of Evidence and Controversies [PDF]

open access: yesCurrent Obesity Reports, 2016
In response to high rates of obesity in the USA, several American cities, counties, and states have passed laws requiring restaurant chains to post labels identifying the energy content of items on menus, and nationwide implementation of menu labeling is expected in late 2016.
Christina A Roberto   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Calorie Labeling on Menus and Menu Boards

JAMA, 2014
The Viewpoint by Drs Block and Roberto on calorie labeling on menus and menu boards summarized the possible benefits of this health promotion policy. We would like to emphasize the importance of expanding current evaluations to understand the effect of calorie labeling across socioeconomic backgrounds.
Danja, Sarink   +2 more
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Menu-Labeling Policy in King County, Washington

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2012
Food eaten away from home now accounts for about one third of total calories consumed in the U.S. Policy change could lead to sustainable improvements in restaurant and other nutrition environments. Broadly described, policy development is one of the three core functions of public health, and there is a need to more fully understand and evaluate this ...
Donna B, Johnson   +3 more
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A test of different menu labeling presentations

Appetite, 2012
Chain restaurants will soon need to disclose calorie information on menus, but research on the impact of calorie labels on food choices is mixed. This study tested whether calorie information presented in different formats influenced calories ordered and perceived restaurant healthfulness.
Peggy J, Liu   +3 more
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Rationale and Evidence for Menu-Labeling Legislation

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2009
Menu-labeling legislation is a proposed public health intervention for poor diet and obesity that requires chain restaurants to provide nutrition information on menus and menu boards. The restaurant industry has strongly opposed menu-labeling legislation.
Christina A, Roberto   +2 more
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Restaurant menu labeling laws and alcohol use

Preventive Medicine, 2017
The goal of this study was to analyze the effect of local and state mandatory restaurant menu labeling laws on alcohol use. Using a difference-in-differences estimation approach and data on adults aged 21 and older (n=2,157,722) from the 2002-2012 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, we estimated the effect of menu labeling laws on self-reported
Brandon J. Restrepo, Mir M. Ali
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Effective nutrition labeling of restaurant menu and pricing of healthy menu

Journal of Foodservice, 2008
AbstractProviding nutritional information on restaurant menus may help customers make healthier eating choices. This paper presents the results of a two‐phase study designed to identify (i) the most preferred amount of nutritional information for a menu, (ii) whether presentation of nutritional information influenced healthier choices, and (iii ...
Johye Hwang, Carol L. Lorenzen
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A randomized trial of calorie labeling on menus

Preventive Medicine, 2013
Food consumed outside the home accounts for a growing proportion of the North American diet and has been associated with increased obesity.To examine the effect of nutrition labeling on menus on awareness, use, and food consumption, including the impact of "traffic light" labeling and adding other nutrients.Blinded, randomized trial with 635 Canadian ...
David, Hammond   +3 more
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Three Nutrition Labeling Formats for Restaurant Menus

Journal of Nutrition in Recipe & Menu Development, 2001
This study evaluated older Americans' responses to three nutrition labeling formats for restaurant menus. Residents living in two continuing care retirement communities (CCRC) were asked format performance and preference. Nutrition labeling menu formats were the apple format, the colored dots format, and the pamphlet format.
Tae-Hee Kim, Barbara A. Almanza
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