Calorie-labelling in catering outlets: acceptability and impacts on food sales (original) (raw)
Nikolaou, Charoula K., Lean, Michael E.J. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2216-0083 and Hankey, Catherine R.(2014) Calorie-labelling in catering outlets: acceptability and impacts on food sales.Preventive Medicine, 67, pp. 160-165. (doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.07.027)
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Abstract
Objective: Obesity is the biggest challenge facing preventive medicine. Calorie-labelling has been suggested as a way of changing the architecture of an ‘obesogenic’ environment without limiting consumer choice. This study examined the effect of calorie-labelling on sales of food items at catering outlets on a city-centre university campus.
Methods: Sales data were collected for two consecutive months in 2013 on three UK university sites (two with calorie-labelling during second month, one control) and analysed with chi-square ‘Goodness-of-Fit’ tests. A questionnaire seeking consumers' views and use of the calorie-labelling was administered and analysed at group-level with chi-square tests. Results: In intervention vs control sites, total sales of all labelled items fell significantly (− 17% vs − 2%, p < 0.001) for the month with calorie-labelling. Calorie-labelling was associated with substantially reduced sales of high-calorie labelled items, without any compensatory changes in unlabelled alternative items. Among 1166 student- and 646 staff-respondents, 56% reported using the calorie-labels, 97% of them to make lower-calorie choices. More females (63%) than males (40%) reported being influenced by calorie-labels when choosing foods (p = 0.01). Conclusions: This study provides evidence, beyond that from single-meal exposures, for the acceptability of meal calorie-labelling and its potential as an effective low-cost anti-obesity measure.| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Hankey, Dr Catherine and Lean, Professor Michael and Nikolaou, Miss Charoula-Konsta |
| Authors: | Nikolaou, C. K., Lean, M. E.J., and Hankey, C. R. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > Mental Health and WellbeingCollege of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing |
| Journal Name: | Preventive Medicine |
| Publisher: | Elsevier BV |
| ISSN: | 0091-7435 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1096-0260 |
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Deposit and Record Details
| ID Code: | 98590 |
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| Depositing User: | Miss Fiona Doyle |
| Datestamp: | 28 Oct 2014 16:34 |
| Last Modified: | 02 May 2025 03:36 |
| Date of first online publication: | October 2014 |