The Effect of Menu Labels on Calories Ordered in Hispanics

June 14, 2016 updated by: Meena Shah, Texas Christian University

The Effect of Menu Labels on Food Choices in Hispanics

Most studies on menu labels have been conducted in mostly non-Hispanic white individuals, and how menu labels affect calories and macronutrients ordered in Hispanics is not clearly understood. This study evaluated the impact of menu labels on calories and macronutrients ordered in Hispanics.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

According to review studies, calorie labels on menus is not effective in reducing the number of calories ordered or consumed. Adding contextual information such as the energy needs per meal or interpretive information such as minutes of walking needed to burn the food calories or rank-ordering the food items from the lowest to the highest calorie content may be more effective in making food selections with fewer calories. Most studies on menu labels have, however, been conducted in mostly non-Hispanic white individuals, and how menu labels affect food choices in Hispanics in not well understood. This study evaluated the impact of menu labels on calories and macronutrients ordered in Hispanics by randomly assigning the participants to a menu with no labels (no labels), a menu with rank ordered calorie labels and a statement on the energy needs per meal (calorie labels), and a menu with rank ordered exercise labels (exercise labels). Calories and macronutrients ordered by the participants was assessed.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

372

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Texas
      • Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 76129
        • Meena Shah

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Hispanics ages 18 through 65 years.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Not being able to read and write in either English or Spanish; pregnant or lactating women.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Calorie Labels
A menu with rank ordered calorie labels and a statement on the energy needs per meal.
Behavioral: Calorie Labels
Participants were asked to order food from the assigned menu as if they were having lunch in a fast food restaurant.
Experimental: Exercise Labels
A menu with rank ordered exercise labels showing minutes of brisk walking necessary to burn the food calories.
Behavioral: Exercise Labels
Participants were asked to order food from the assigned menu as if they were having lunch in a fast food restaurant.
Active Comparator: No Labels
A menu with no labels
Behavioral: No Labels
Participants were asked to order food from the assigned menu as if they were having lunch in a fast food restaurant.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Calories Ordered
Time Frame: 20-30 minutes
Calories content of the food items ordered from the assigned menu was calculated.
20-30 minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Macronutrients ordered
Time Frame: 20-30 minutes
Macronutrients content of the food items ordered from the assigned menu was calculated.
20-30 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Texas Christian University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Meena Shah, Ph.D., Tzu Chi University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 14, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 14, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

June 17, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 17, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 14, 2016

Last Verified

June 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CT2016MS1

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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