Menu Labeling and Calories Purchased in Restaurants in a US National Fast Food Chain.
Menu Labeling and Calories Purchased in Restaurants in a US National Fast Food Chain.
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DOI:
10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.46851
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发表时间:
2023-12-01
影响因子:
13.8
通讯作者:
Elbel, Brian
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Rummo, Pasquale E.;Mijanovich, Tod;Wu, Erilia;Heng, Lloyd;Hafeez, Emil;Bragg, Marie A.;Jones, Simon A.;Weitzman, Beth C.;Elbel, Brian
Is providing nutrition information on menus associated with calories purchased in a national fast food restaurant chain? In this cohort study of 2329 Mexican-inspired fast food restaurants in 6 US locations, menu labeling was associated with 25 fewer calories purchased per transaction in the first 2 years after implementation compared with those with no labels. Findings were similar over time, with 22 fewer calories purchased in the 3- to 12-month follow-up period and 25 fewer calories purchased in the 13- to 24-month follow-up period. Menu labeling was linked to fewer calories purchased over time compared with no calorie information on menu boards; these findings suggest that, in combination with other food labeling and population-level policies, menu labeling may be associated with decreased daily caloric intake. Menu labeling has been implemented in restaurants in some US jurisdictions as early as 2008, but the extent to which menu labeling is associated with calories purchased is unclear. To estimate the association of menu labeling with calories and nutrients purchased and assess geographic variation in results. A cohort study was conducted with a quasi-experimental design using actual transaction data from Taco Bell restaurants from calendar years 2007 to 2014 US restaurants with menu labeling matched to comparison restaurants using synthetic control methods. Data were analyzed from May to October 2023. Menu labeling policies in 6 US jurisdictions. The primary outcome was calories per transaction. Secondary outcomes included total and saturated fat, carbohydrates, protein, sugar, fiber, and sodium. The final sample included 2329 restaurants, with menu labeling in 474 (31 468 restaurant-month observations). Most restaurants (94.3%) were located in California. Difference-in-differences model results indicated that customers purchased 24.7 (95% CI, 23.6-25.7) fewer calories per transaction from restaurants in the menu labeling group in the 3- to 24-month follow-up period vs the comparison group, including 21.9 (95% CI, 20.9-22.9) fewer calories in the 3- to 12-month follow-up period and 25.0 (95% CI, 24.0-26.1) fewer calories in the 13- to 24-month follow-up period. Changes in the nutrient content of transactions were consistent with calorie estimates. Findings in California were similar to overall estimates in magnitude and direction; yet, among restaurants outside of California, no association was observed in the 3- to 24-month period. The outcome of menu labeling also differed by item category and time of day, with a larger decrease in the number of tacos vs other items purchased and a larger decrease in calories purchased during breakfast vs other times of the day in the 3- to 24-month period. In this quasi-experimental cohort study, fewer calories were purchased in restaurants with calorie labels compared with those with no labels, suggesting that consumers are sensitive to calorie information on menu boards, although associations differed by location. This cohort study examines whether labeling menus with nutrition information is associated with calories purchased at a US fast food chain.
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