Improving Patrons' Meal Selections Through the Use of Point-of-Selection Nutrition Labels
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Objectives. We examined changes in meal selection by patrons of university food-service operations when nutrition labels were provided at the point of selection. Methods. We used a quasi-experimental, single-group, interrupted time-series design to examine daily sales before, during, and after provision of point-of-selection nutrition labels. Piecewise linear regression was employed to examine changes in the average energy content of entrées and a paired t test was used to detect differences in sales across the periods. Results. The average energy content of entrées purchased by patrons dropped immediately when nutrition labels were made available at point of selection and increased gradually when nutrition information was removed. There was no significant change in number of entrées sold or in revenues between the 2 periods. Conclusions. Use of nutrition labels reduced the average energy content of entrées purchased without reducing overall sales. These results provide support for strengthening the nutrition labeling policy in food-service operations.
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In a study among college students, posting the caloric content of entrees in a college cafeteria for a 14-day period led to selection of entrees with lower kilocalories without reducing overall sales revenue.
“In a study among college students, posting the caloric content of entrees in a college cafeteria for a 14-day period led to selection of entrees with lower kilocalories without reducing overall sales revenue.117”
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- Authors
- Chu, Y. H., Frongillo, E. A., Jones, S. J., & Kaye, G. L.
- Affiliations
- University of South Carolina (US)
- ORCID
- Frongillo, Edward A.
- Venue
- American Journal of Public Health
- Publisher
- American Public Health Association
- Published
- 2009-11
- Volume
- 99
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 2001-2005
- ISSN
- 0090-0036 (ISSN-L)
- 1541-0048
- PMC
- PMC2759790
- OpenAlex
- W2157453860
- Cited by
- 148
- References
- 21
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- FWCI
- 11.71
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- American Journal of Public Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Scholar Commons (University of South Carolina) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Consumer Packaging Perceptions and Trends
- Keywords
- nutrition labeling policy, meal selection, university food service, food sales
- MeSH terms
- Choice Behavior, Feeding Behavior, Food Labeling, Food Services, Health Promotion, Humans, Ohio, Universities, Health Behavior
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