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What is the cost-effectiveness of menu calorie labelling on reducing obesity-associated cancer burdens? An economic evaluation of a federal policy intervention among 235 million adults in the USA

BMJ Open, 2023
Objective To assess the impact of menu calorie labelling on reducing obesity-associated cancer burdens in the USA.Design Cost-effectiveness analysis using a Markov cohort state-transition model.Setting Policy intervention.Participants A modelled ...
David D Kim, Dariush Mozaffarian, Frederick Cudhea, Fang Fang Zhang, John B Wong, Dominique S Michaud, Mengxi Du, Y Claire Wang, Christina F Griecci, Heesun Eom, Parke Wilde   +10 more
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“Maybe a little bit of guilt isn’t so bad for the overall health of an individual”: a mixed-methods exploration of young adults’ experiences with calorie labelling

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Menu labelling, and more specifically calorie labelling, has been posited as an intervention to improve nutrition literacy and the healthfulness of consumers’ food purchases. However, there is some concern calorie labelling may unintentionally
Amanda Raffoul, Brooke Gibbons, Karla Boluk, Elena Neiterman, David Hammond, Sharon I. Kirkpatrick   +5 more
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Socioeconomic position and the effect of energy labelling on consumer behaviour: a systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2023
Background There are well documented socioeconomic disparities in diet quality and obesity. Menu energy labelling is a public health policy designed to improve diet and reduce obesity.
Eric Robinson, Megan Polden, Tess Langfield, Katie Clarke, Lara Calvert, Zoé Colombet, Martin O’Flaherty, Lucile Marty, Katy Tapper, Andrew Jones   +9 more
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Should fast-food nutritional labelling in South Africa be mandatory?

The South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2022
Objectives: This study aimed to: (i) determine the proportion of fast-food restaurants that provide nutritional information, (ii) describe the nutritional information of similar food items and meal combinations across the fast-food restaurants, (iii) and
Siphiwe N Dlamini, Gudani Mukoma, Shane A Norris   +2 more
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Socioeconomic position and the impact of increasing availability of lower energy meals vs. menu energy labelling on food choice: two randomized controlled trials in a virtual fast-food restaurant

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2020
Background Food consumed outside of the home is often high in energy and population level interventions that reduce energy intake of people from both lower and higher socioeconomic position (SEP) are needed.
Lucile Marty, Andrew Jones, Eric Robinson   +2 more
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Factors Influencing Fidelity to a Calorie Posting Policy in Public Hospitals: A Mixed Methods Study

Frontiers in Public Health, 2021
Background: Labelling menus with nutrition information has increasingly become an important obesity policy option. While much research to-date has focused on determining its effectiveness, few studies report the extent to which menu labelling is ...
Claire Kerins, Colette Kelly, Caitlin M. Reardon, Catherine Houghton, Elaine Toomey, Elaine Toomey, Catherine B. Hayes, Fiona Geaney, Ivan J. Perry, Jenny McSharry, Sheena McHugh   +10 more
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Supplementing National Menu Labeling

American Journal of Public Health, 2012
The US Food and Drug Administration’s forthcoming national menu labeling regulations are designed to help curb the national obesity epidemic by requiring calorie counts on restaurants’ menus. However, posted calories can be easily ignored or misunderstood by consumers and fail to accurately describe the healthiness of foods.
James G, Hodge, Lexi C, White
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Availability of calorie information on online menus from chain restaurants in the USA: current prevalence and legal landscape

Public Health Nutrition, 2023
Objective: Federal law requires calorie information on chain restaurant menus. We sought to assess the prevalence of calorie disclosures on online menus and determine if the menus are controlled by restaurants subject to US labelling requirements ...
Eva Greenthal, Sarah Sorscher, Jennifer L Pomeranz, Sean B Cash   +3 more
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The availability and accessibility of nutrition information in fast food outlets in five states post‐menu labelling legislation in New South Wales

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2015
Objectives: 1) Explore the availability and accessibility of fast food energy and nutrient information post‐NSW menu labelling legislation in states with and without menu labelling legislation. 2) Determine whether availability and accessibility differed
Lyndal Wellard, Michelle Havill, Clare Hughes, Wendy L. Watson, Kathy Chapman   +4 more
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Federal calorie labelling compliance at US chain restaurants

Obesity Science & Practice, 2020
Summary Objective The 2010 Affordable Care Act included a provision requiring chain food establishments to post calories on menus. In 2017, prior to the final implementation of the law, 59 of 90 top‐selling chains had fully implemented labelling.
Lauren P. Cleveland, Denise Simon, Jason P. Block   +2 more
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