Are front-of-pack labels a health policy tool?

L Muzzioli, C Penzavecchia, LM Donini, A Pinto - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
To stem the increasing incidence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and obesity, front-
of-pack labels (FOPLs) have been developed since 1989. Whereas several countries have …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental study of front-of-package nutrition labels' efficacy on perceived healthfulness of sugar-sweetened beverages among youth in six countries

K Hock, RB Acton, A Jáuregui, L Vanderlee… - Preventive medicine …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Front-of-package (FOP) nutrition labels have been proposed as a strategy to help
limit sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption among youth. However, few studies …

[HTML][HTML] Nutrition-related claims lead parents to choose less healthy drinks for young children: a randomized trial in a virtual convenience store

MG Hall, AJ Lazard, ICA Higgins, JL Blitstein… - The American Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, including fruit drinks (ie, fruit-
flavored drinks containing added sugar), contributes to childhood obesity. Objectives We …

Designing warnings for sugary drinks: A randomized experiment with Latino parents and non-Latino parents

MG Hall, AJ Lazard, AH Grummon, ICA Higgins… - Preventive …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sugary drink warnings are a promising policy for reducing sugary drink consumption, but it
remains unknown how to design warnings to maximize their impact overall and among …

Front-of-package claims & imagery on fruit-flavored drinks and exposure by household demographics

AA Musicus, SV Hua, AJ Moran, EW Duffy, MG Hall… - Appetite, 2022 - Elsevier
Young children regularly consume sugary fruit drinks, in part because parents may falsely
believe they are healthful due to front-of-package (FOP) claims and imagery. The goal of this …

How pictorial warnings change parents' purchases of sugar-sweetened beverage for their children: mechanisms of impact

MG Hall, AH Grummon, T Queen, AJ Lazard… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Pictorial health warnings on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are a
promising policy for preventing diet-related disease in children. A recent study found that …

Natural claims on sugary fruit drinks: A randomized experiment with US parents

MG Hall, APC Richter, PR Ruggles, CJY Lee… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Natural claims on food are largely unregulated in the US This study examined
the effects of natural claims on a fruit-flavored drink with added sugar (ie, fruit drink) …

Health-oriented marketing on alcoholic drinks: an online audit and comparison of nutrition content of Australian products

A Haynes, YJM Chen, H Dixon, S Ng Krattli… - Journal of Studies on …, 2022 - jsad.com
Objective: Marketing, label design, and product innovation strategies are being used by the
alcohol industry to position some products as “healthier choices.” The aim of this study was …

Marketing of sugar‐sweetened children's drinks and parents' misperceptions about benefits for young children

F Fleming‐Milici, L Phaneuf… - Maternal & Child …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Despite expert recommendations, US parents often serve sugar‐sweetened children's
drinks, including sweetened fruit‐flavoured drinks and toddler milks, to young children. This …

Effect of front-of-package information, fruit imagery, and high–added sugar warning labels on parent beverage choices for children: A randomized clinical trial

AA Musicus, CA Roberto, AJ Moran… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Fruit drinks are widely consumed by young children, and many parents
mistakenly believe that these drinks are healthy, potentially due to front-of-package claims …