Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Jul 2022
Randomized Controlled TrialPerceived effectiveness of added-sugar warning label designs for U.S. restaurant menus: An online randomized controlled trial.
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. ⋯ In conclusion, relative to a control label, icon-only and icon-plus-text added-sugar menu labels were perceived as effective and helped consumers identify items high in added sugar. Menu warning labels may be a promising strategy for reducing added-sugar consumption from restaurants, but research on behavioral effects in real-world settings is needed. Clinical Trials Identifier:NCT04637412.