Changes in awareness and use of calorie information after mandatory menu labeling in restaurants in King County, Washington

R. Chen, M. Smyser, N. Chan, M. Ta, B.E. Saelens and J. Krieger

American Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 105, issue 3, 546-553

Abstract: Objectives. We examined population-level impact on customer awareness and use and explored potential disparities in outcomes regarding the King County, Washington, regulation requiring chain restaurants to provide calorie information.

Keywords: adolescent; adult; attitude to health; behavioral risk factor surveillance system; caloric intake; catering service; classification; cross-sectional study; decision making; fast food; feeding behavior; female; food packaging; human; legislation and jurisprudence; male; middle aged; obesity; regression analysis; sex ratio; social class; statistics and numerical data; Washington; young adult, Adolescent; Adult; Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; Cross-Sectional Studies; Decision Making; Energy Intake; Fast Foods; Female; Food Habits; Food Labeling; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Obesity; Regression Analysis; Restaurants; Sex Distribution; Social Class; Washington; Young Adult (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302262

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