Evaluating the Impact of Menu Labeling on Families. Food Choices and Intake

评估菜单标签对家庭的影响。

• 批准号: 7915863
• 负责人: Christina Ann Roberto
• 金额: $ 2.58万
• 依托单位: YALE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-07-01 至 2011-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7915863
• 关键词: Address; Adult; Age; Calories; Child; Clinical Psychology; Communities; Consumption; Diet; Diet Habits; Eating; Effectiveness; Energy Intake; Faculty; Family; Focus Groups; Food; Food Policy; Future; Goals; Health Policy; Intake; Interview; Label; Learning; Market Research; Measures; Mentors; Methods; Obesity; Outcome; Parents; Policies; Policy Maker; Prevalence; Public Health; Randomized; Recruitment Activity; Research; Research Personnel; Research Training; Restaurants; Statutes and Laws; Techniques; Testing; Training; Work; base; design; experience; food consumption; improved; meetings; nutrition; preference; prevent; public health relevance; research study

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Menu labeling for chain restaurants has been proposed to help address concerns about poor diet and obesity, but little research has tested its impact. There is evidence that adding a 2,000 daily caloric requirement label to menus can increase the effectiveness of menu labeling on altering adults food choices and intake. However, there are no studies evaluating how the food choices and intake of parents and children are influenced by menu labels and labels about daily caloric intake. This is a critical question since it is possible that parents will help children select meals based on a 2,000 calorie diet when children's requirements are actually much less. The provision of children's daily caloric requirement labels may be able to prevent this outcome and further increase the effectiveness of menu labeling. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the impact of calorie labels on restaurant menus on the food choices and intake of parents and their children eating a meal together. We will randomize between 200 and 250 families (with the goal of recruiting 300 children) to either 1) a menu without calorie labels (No Calorie Labels); 2) a menu with calorie labels and a label stating the recommended daily caloric requirements for adults (Calorie Labels plus Adult Information); 3) a menu with calorie labels and labels stating the recommended daily caloric requirements for adults as well as children of different age ranges (Calorie Labels plus Adult and Children Information). Families will be recruited from the New Haven Community to participate in a consumer market research study of dining preferences and eating habits to conceal the study's purpose. They will participate in a focus group and order dinner from one of three menus. Their food choices will be recorded and their food consumption will be objectively measured. The families will then return the next day for a dietary recall interview to assess what they ate after the study meal. Our primary aims are to test whether calorie labels on restaurant menus influence the total calories ordered and consumed by parents and children during a dinner meal. We will also assess the total calories consumed by parents and children in the evening following the dinner meal and the combination of the total calories consumed by parents and children during the dinner meal plus the total calories consumed by parents and children in the evening following the dinner meal. Finally, we will evaluate the ability of parents to estimate how many calories they consumed during a dinner meal as well as how many calories their children consumed. This proposed study will be the first to evaluate how calorie labels as required by current policy impact the ordering and consumption of restaurant food by parents and children eating a meal together. The results can help policy makers determine the kind of nutrition information that should be included as part of menu label legislation in an effort to improve poor diet and ultimately reduce the prevalence of obesity. In addition to the proposed study, this application outlines a research training plan to carry out the proposed research. The training plan is designed to meet five goals: 1) Build upon existing research to better understand how menu labeling policies impact the food choices of parents and children; 2) Gain experience conducting research with children; 3) Learn advanced statistical techniques that will be applied to the proposed study and used in future research; 4) Continue to integrate clinical psychology and public health methods and perspectives; 5) Learn how to effectively disseminate scientific findings to other researchers in the field, the public and to policy makers. These training experiences will be achieved through formal coursework, special seminars, lab meetings, close working relationships with a primary research mentor and other faculty, and interactions with staff at the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Menu labeling is a public health policy requiring chain restaurants to post calorie information on restaurant menus and menu boards. The hope is that menu labels will positively impact consumers' food choices and consumption, but little research has tested its impact. The proposed study will be the first to evaluate how calorie labels as required by current policy impact the ordering and consumption of restaurant food by parents and children eating a meal together. The results can help policy makers determine the kind of nutrition information that should be included as part of menu label legislation in an effort to improve poor diet among adults and children and ultimately reduce the prevalence of obesity.

描述（由申请人提供）：已提出针对连锁餐厅的菜单标签，以帮助解决对饮食不良和肥胖症的担忧，但很少有研究测试其影响。有证据表明，在菜单中添加2,000个每日热量需求标签可以提高菜单标签对改变成人食物选择和摄入量的有效性。但是，尚无研究评估父母和孩子的食物选择和摄入量如何受到菜单标签和有关每日热量摄入量的标签的影响。这是一个关键的问题，因为当孩子的需求实际上要少得多时，父母可能会根据2,000卡路里的饮食来帮助孩子选择饭菜。提供儿童每日热量需求标签可能能够防止这种结果并进一步提高菜单标签的有效性。因此，本研究旨在评估卡路里标签对餐厅菜单的影响对父母及其子女一起吃饭的食物的影响。我们将在200至250个家庭（以招募300名儿童招募）中随机将其随机，要么1）没有卡路里标签的菜单（没有卡路里标签）； 2）带有卡路里标签的菜单和一个标签，指出成人的建议每日热量要求（卡路里标签以及成人信息）； 3）带有卡路里标签和标签的菜单，指出成年人和不同年龄范围的儿童的建议每日热量要求（卡路里标签以及成人和儿童信息）。家庭将从纽黑文社区招募，以参与一项有关用餐偏好和饮食习惯的消费者市场研究，以掩盖研究的目的。他们将参加一个焦点小组，并从三个菜单之一订购晚餐。他们的食物选择将记录下来，并将其食物消耗客观地衡量。然后，这些家庭将返回第二天进行饮食召回访谈，以评估他们在学习餐后吃的东西。我们的主要目的是测试餐厅菜单上的卡路里标签是否影响晚餐时父母和孩子订购和消耗的总卡路里。我们还将评估晚餐晚餐后晚上父母和孩子消耗的总卡路里，以及晚餐时父母和孩子消耗的总卡路里，以及晚餐后晚上父母和孩子消耗的总卡路里。最后，我们将评估父母估计他们在晚餐中消耗多少卡路里的能力，以及孩子消耗的卡路里有多少卡路里。这项拟议的研究将是第一个评估当前政策要求的卡路里标签如何影响父母和孩子一起吃饭的餐厅食物的订购和消费。结果可以帮助决策者确定应将其作为菜单标签立法一部分的营养信息，以改善饮食不良，并最终降低肥胖症的流行。除了拟议的研究外，该应用程序还概述了一项研究培训计划，以进行拟议的研究。该培训计划旨在满足五个目标：1）基于现有研究，以更好地了解菜单标签政策如何影响父母和孩子的食物选择； 2）获得与儿童进行研究的经验； 3）学习将应用于拟议的研究并将其用于未来研究的先进统计技术； 4）继续整合临床心理学，公共卫生方法和观点； 5）学习如何有效地向该领域的其他研究人员，公众和政策制定者分发科学发现。这些培训经验将通过正式的课程，特殊研讨会，实验室会议，与主要研究导师和其他教职员工的紧密工作关系以及与Rudd食品政策与肥胖中心的员工进行互动。 公共卫生相关性：菜单标签是一项公共卫生政策，需要连锁餐厅在餐厅菜单和菜单板上发布卡路里信息。希望菜单标签会对消费者的食物选择和消费产生积极影响，但是很少的研究测试了其影响。拟议的研究将是第一个评估当前政策要求的卡路里标签如何影响父母和孩子一起吃饭的餐厅食物的订购和消费。这些结果可以帮助决策者确定应将其作为菜单标签立法一部分的营养信息，以改善成人和儿童的饮食不佳，并最终降低肥胖症的患病率。

项目成果

Preliminary validation of the Yale Food Addiction Scale for children.

• DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2013.07.002
• 发表时间: 2013-12
• 期刊: EATING BEHAVIORS
• 影响因子: 2.8
• 作者: Gearhardt, Ashley N.;Roberto, Christina A.;Seamans, Marissa J.;Corbin, William R.;Brownell, Kelly D.
• 通讯作者: Brownell, Kelly D.