Effects of Sugary Beverage Text and Pictorial Warnings : A Randomized Trial

Copyright © 2023 American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved..

INTRODUCTION: Multiple U.S. localities have introduced legislation requiring sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) warnings. This study effects of different warning designs on beverage selections and perceptions.

STUDY DESIGN: The study was an RCT.

SETTING/PARTICIPANTS: An online virtual convenience store and survey were used with a nationally representative sample of primary caregivers of 6-11-year-olds (n=961). Data were collected in January 2020 and analyzed in May-July 2020.

INTERVENTION: Participants were randomized to view SSBs with 1 of 4 front-of-package label designs: (1) no-warning control, (2) health-related text warning, (3) sugar pictorial warning (image of beverage sugar content in cubes/teaspoons/packets with health-related warning text), or (4) health pictorial warning (image of possible health consequences of overconsuming SSBs with health-related warning text).

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Outcomes included participants' beverage choice for their child and perceptions of beverages, their assigned labels, and warning policies.

RESULTS: Proportionally fewer participants chose a SSB in the sugar pictorial warning condition (-13.4 percentage points; 95% CI= -21.6 to -0.1 percentage points; p=0.007) and in the health pictorial warning condition (-14.7 percentage points; 95% CI= -22.8 to -0.1 percentage points; p=0.004) compared to the control. Sugar pictorial warnings led to more accurate added-sugar content estimates than all conditions and greater label trust and support for sugar-sweetened beverage warning policies than health pictorial warnings.

CONCLUSIONS: SSB warning policies may be most effective if they mandate images of beverages' added sugar content accompanied by warning text.

TRIAL REGISTRATION: This study is registered at www.

CLINICALTRIALS: gov NCT03648138.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:64

Enthalten in:

American journal of preventive medicine - 64(2023), 5 vom: 15. Mai, Seite 716-727

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Musicus, Aviva A [VerfasserIn]
Gibson, Laura A [VerfasserIn]
Bellamy, Scarlett L [VerfasserIn]
Orr, Jennifer A [VerfasserIn]
Hammond, David [VerfasserIn]
Glanz, Karen [VerfasserIn]
Volpp, Kevin G [VerfasserIn]
Schwartz, Marlene B [VerfasserIn]
Bleakley, Amy [VerfasserIn]
Strasser, Andrew A [VerfasserIn]
Roberto, Christina A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Sugars

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Date Completed 25.04.2023

Date Revised 25.04.2023

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03648138, NCT03648138

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.amepre.2023.01.018

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM352745924