Relationship between community characteristics and impact of calorie labeling on fast‐food purchases
Authors' conclusion
Fast-food calorie labeling led to small reductions in calories purchased across all population subgroups except for rural census tracts, with some subgroups experiencing a greater benefit.
Study context
- Population
- Taco Bell restaurants across the United States, 2008–2014
- Participants
- 2,329 restaurants
- Comparison
- Calorie labeling effect across neighborhood subgroups
- Outcome
- Calories purchased per transaction
Methodological detailstransaction data, census tract-level analysis
- Transaction data
- Census tract-level analysis
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Change in calories purchased per transaction with calorie labeling, across population subgroups · 2 years after labeling implementation
Small absolute reductions across all subgroups; smallest reduction
−9.3 calories
95% CI −18.7 to 0.0
Largest reduction
−37.6 calories
95% CI −41.6 to −33.7
Original publication
Relationship between community characteristics and impact of calorie labeling on fast‐food purchases. Obesity (Silver Spring). Published 14 January 2025. doi:10.
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