Background Obesity is a major public health threat and policies aimed at curbing this
epidemic are emerging. National calorie labeling legislation is forthcoming and requires …

Objective Obesity is a pressing public health problem without proven population‐wide
solutions. Researchers sought to determine whether a city‐mandated policy requiring …

Background Studies rarely find fewer calories purchased following calorie labeling
implementation. However, few studies consider whether estimates of the number of calories …

Background As part of the recently passed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, chain
restaurants with 20 or more locations nationwide will soon be required to post calorie …

This study was an investigation of the possible utility of calorie labeling legislation in
restaurants in community (n= 649) and college student (n= 316) samples. Only 48% to 66 …

Objective: Identify consumer characteristics that predict seeing and using calorie information
on fast food menu boards. Methods: Two separate data collection methods were used in …

We examined the influence of menu calorie labels on fast food choices in the wake of New
York City's labeling mandate. Receipts and survey responses were collected from 1,156 …

Background Although point-of-purchase calorie labeling at restaurants has been proposed
as a strategy for improving consumer food choices, a limited number of studies have …

To follow up on a previous study that examined how the mandated displaying of calorie
information on menu boards in fast-food restaurants in New York City influenced consumers' …

In response to high rates of obesity in the USA, several American cities, counties, and states
have passed laws requiring restaurant chains to post labels identifying the energy content of …