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Can Calorie Labels Increase Caloric Intake

NCT01473225 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2015-05-21

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Summary

This study is a test of possible mechanisms by which calorie labels might lead people to increase calorie intake. The investigators hypothesize that calorie labels might increase calorie intake because 1) people infer that higher calorie foods are tastier, 2) calorie labels invoke thoughts of dieting, leading people to overconsume as a reaction, 3) people try to maximize calories consumed per dollar spent, and 4) calorie labels change one's goal motivation toward food, causing people to eat more.

Conditions

  • Food Consumption

Interventions

OTHER

Calorie information

Nutrition label featuring calorie information will be provided.

OTHER

No calorie information

No nutrition label will be provided in this condition.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Eric M VanEpps, BA · Carnegie Mellon University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-11-30
Primary Completion
2014-09-30
Completion
2014-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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