Online Food and Beverage Labels and Vending Machine Selections

Summary

The aim of this study is to compare the impact of 5 different types of front of package (FOP) food and beverage labels: 1) calorie labels \[control\], 2) green labels on healthy foods, 3) red/yellow/green labels on less healthy/moderately healthy/healthy foods, 4) physical activity calorie equivalent labels, and 5) "High in" nutrient warning labels) on consumers' beverage and snack selections.

Conditions

• Food Preferences
• Obesity
• Weight Gain

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Exposure to calorie information

Calories for all beverages and foods

BEHAVIORAL

Exposure to healthy labels only

Green labels only for beverages and foods scored as healthy

BEHAVIORAL

Exposure to healthiness information

All beverages and foods labeled as either healthy (green), moderately healthy (yellow), or less healthy (red)

BEHAVIORAL

Exposure to physical activity equivalents

All beverages and foods labeled with physical activity required to burn their calories

BEHAVIORAL

Exposure to "high in" nutrient warning labels

Warning labels only for beverages and foods that exceed the thresholds for sugar, sodium, saturated fat, or calorie content

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

  collaborator NIH

• University of Pennsylvania

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Christina A Roberto, PhD · University of Pennsylvania

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-11-16

Primary Completion

2022-12-03

Completion

2022-12-03

Countries

• United States

Study Locations