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Effect of calorie or exercise labels on menus on calories and macronutrients ordered and calories from specific foods in Hispanic participants: a randomized study

Meena Shah, Brooke Bouza, Beverley Adams-Huet, Manall Jaffery, Phil Esposito, Lyn Dart
DOI: 10.1136/jim-2016-000227 Published 23 November 2016
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1Department of Kinesiology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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1Department of Kinesiology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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Beverley Adams-Huet
2Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Manall Jaffery
1Department of Kinesiology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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1Department of Kinesiology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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3Department of Nutritional Sciences, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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The effect of menu labels on food choices is unknown in Hispanics. This study evaluated the impact of menu labels on calories and macronutrients ordered in Hispanics. 372 Hispanics (18–65 years) were randomly assigned to menus with no labels (NL) (n=127), rank-ordered calorie labels plus a statement on energy needs per meal (CL) (n=123), or rank-ordered exercise labels showing minutes of brisk walking necessary to burn the food calories (EL) (n=122). The menus had identical food choices. Participants were instructed to select foods from the assigned menu as if having lunch in a fast food restaurant. One-way analysis of variance found no difference in calories ordered (median (25th and 75th centiles)) by menu condition (NL: 785.0 (465.0, 1010.0) kcal; CL: 790.0 (510.0, 1020.0) kcal; EL: 752.5 (520.0, 1033.8) kcal; p=0.75). Calories from specific foods and macronutrient intake were not different by menu condition. Menu label use was 26.8% in the CL and 25.4% in the EL condition. Calories ordered were not different between those who used and those who did not use the labels. Regression analysis showed that perception of being overweight (p=0.02), selecting foods based on health value (p<0.0001), and meeting exercise guidelines (p<0.0001) were associated with fewer calories ordered. Logistic regression showed that selecting foods based on health value (p=0.01) was associated with higher food label use. Menu labels did not affect food choices in Hispanic participants. Future studies should determine if nutrition, exercise, and weight perception counseling prior to menu labels intervention would result in better food choices.

Trial registration number NCT02804503; post-results.

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  • Funding This study was funded by a Research and Creative Activity Funds grant from Texas Christian University.

  • Competing interests None declared.

  • Patient consent Obtained.

  • Ethics approval TCU Institutional Review Board.

  • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.

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Effect of calorie or exercise labels on menus on calories and macronutrients ordered and calories from specific foods in Hispanic participants: a randomized study
Meena Shah, Brooke Bouza, Beverley Adams-Huet, Manall Jaffery, Phil Esposito, Lyn Dart
Journal of Investigative Medicine Dec 2016, 64 (8) 1261-1268; DOI: 10.1136/jim-2016-000227

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Meena Shah, Brooke Bouza, Beverley Adams-Huet, Manall Jaffery, Phil Esposito, Lyn Dart
Journal of Investigative Medicine Dec 2016, 64 (8) 1261-1268; DOI: 10.1136/jim-2016-000227
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