Parents' meal choices for their children at fast food and family restaurants with different menu labeling presentations
Nutrition Research and Practice
;
: 243-250, 2018.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-715242
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:
This study examined the effect of nutrition labeling formats on parents' food choices for their children at different restaurant types. SUBJECTS/METHODS:
An online survey was conducted with 1,980 parents of children aged 3–12 years. Participants were randomly assigned to fast food or family restaurant scenarios, and one of four menu stimuli conditions no labeling, low-calorie symbol (symbol), numeric value (numeric), and both low-calorie symbol and numeric value (symbol + numeric). Participants selected menu items for their children. Menu choices and total calories were compared by nutrition labeling formats in each type of the restaurant.RESULTS:
Low-calorie item selections were scored and a two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was conducted for an interaction effect between restaurant and labeling type. In the fast food restaurant group, parents presented with low-calorie symbols selected the lowest calorie items more often than those not presented with the format. Parents in the symbol + numeric condition selected significantly fewer calories (653 kcal) than those in the no labeling (677 kcal) or numeric conditions (674 kcal) (P = 0.006). In the family restaurant group, no significant difference were observed among different labeling conditions. A significant interaction between restaurant and labeling type on low-calorie selection score (F = 6.03, P < 0.01) suggests that the effect of nutrition labeling format interplays with restaurant type to jointly affect parents' food choices for their children.CONCLUSIONS:
The provision of easily interpretable nutritional information format at fast food restaurants may encourage healthier food choices of parents for their children; however, the effects were negligible at family restaurants.
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Assunto principal:
Pais
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Restaurantes
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Fast Foods
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Refeições
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Rotulagem de Alimentos
Limite:
Criança
/
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Nutrition Research and Practice
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
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