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NCT Number: NCT02804503

The Effect of Menu Labels on Calories Ordered in Hispanics

Most studies on menu labels have been conducted in mostly non-Hispanic white individuals, and how menu labels affect calories and macronutrients ordered in Hispanics is not clearly understood. This study evaluated the impact of menu labels on calories and macronutrients ordered in Hispanics.

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Key information

Conditions

Food Selection Behavior Feeding Behavior Food Preferences

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Meena Shah

Fort Worth, Texas, 76129, United States

About this study

According to review studies, calorie labels on menus is not effective in reducing the number of calories ordered or consumed. Adding contextual information such as the energy needs per meal or interpretive information such as minutes of walking needed to burn the food calories or rank-ordering the food items from the lowest to the highest calorie content may be more effective in making food selections with fewer calories. Most studies on menu labels have, however, been conducted in mostly non-Hispanic white individuals, and how menu labels affect food choices in Hispanics in not well understood. This study evaluated the impact of menu labels on calories and macronutrients ordered in Hispanics by randomly assigning the participants to a menu with no labels (no labels), a menu with rank ordered calorie labels and a statement on the energy needs per meal (calorie labels), and a menu with rank ordered exercise labels (exercise labels). Calories and macronutrients ordered by the participants was assessed.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Hispanics ages 18 through 65 years.

Exclusion criteria

  • Not being able to read and write in either English or Spanish; pregnant or lactating women.

Treatment and study plan

Calorie Labels

Behavioral

Participants were asked to order food from the assigned menu as if they were having lunch in a fast food restaurant.

Exercise Labels

Behavioral

Participants were asked to order food from the assigned menu as if they were having lunch in a fast food restaurant.

No Labels

Behavioral

Participants were asked to order food from the assigned menu as if they were having lunch in a fast food restaurant.

Primary outcomes

  1. Calories Ordered

    Time frame: 20-30 minutes

    Calories content of the food items ordered from the assigned menu was calculated.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Macronutrients ordered

    Time frame: 20-30 minutes

    Macronutrients content of the food items ordered from the assigned menu was calculated.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Texas Christian University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Menu Labels on Food Choices in Hispanics

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Jun 17, 2016
Registry last updated
Jun 17, 2016

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