NCT01948752

Clinical Trial of Menu Labeling

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 661 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Waterloo · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The current study sought to examine the effect of menu labeling on food ordering and food consumption, including the effect of displaying calories along with other nutrients, such as sodium, fat, and sugar, as well as in different formats, such as traffic lights. The investigators hypothesize significant differences in the calorie amount of menu selections and food consumption across experimental conditions. The investigators anticipate that calorie amounts will be significantly higher in the no calorie information) compared to each of the other 3 conditions, and significantly lower in the Traffic Light conditions compared to calories only condition. 2\) Individuals in Condition 1 (no calorie information) will be significantly more likely to underestimate the calorie content of their meals compared to individuals in the intervention conditions.

Conditions

• Calorie Consumption

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Nutrition information on menus

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-11-01
• Primary completion: 2011-06-01
• First posted: 2013-09-24
• Last updated: 2013-09-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada