SynthesisThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2017
A systematic review, and meta-analyses, of the impact of health-related claims on dietary choices.
Synthesis in The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05088863 (Survey Assessing How Consumers Adapt Their Diet in Response to Health Claim Messaging), which is not on this map. Cited by 91 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Survey Assessing How Consumers Adapt Their Diet in Response to Health Claim Messaging
Who cites it
91 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Combo Deals, Junk Meals: A Systematic Review Examining the Healthiness of Foods Promoted on Meal Delivery Apps.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Pooled it
- The Relationship Between Fruit Drink Front-of-Package Claims, Fruit Imagery, and Ingredient Disclosures and Consumer Perceptions, Intentions, and Behavior: A Systematic Review.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2025Pooled it
- The Association Between Personality Traits and Dietary Choices: A Systematic Review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2021Pooled it
- Systematic review of the impact of nutrition claims related to fat, sugar and energy content on food choices and energy intake.BMC public health · 2019Pooled it
- An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews on Food Choice and Nutrition Published between 2017 and-2019.Nutrients · 2019Pooled it
- A Meta-Analysis of Food Labeling Effects on Consumer Diet Behaviors and Industry Practices.American journal of preventive medicine · 2019Pooled it
- A systematic review, and meta-analyses, of the impact of health-related claims on dietary choices.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2017Pooled it
- A Randomized Intercept Survey Trial to Test the Effectiveness of Multiple Traffic Light Labels on Online Grocery Shopping Behaviors in Bahrain.Nutrients · 2026Trial
- Natural Claims on Sugary Fruit Drinks: A Randomized Experiment With U.S. Parents.American journal of preventive medicine · 2023Trial
- Effects of pictorial warnings on parents' purchases and perceptions of sugar-sweetened beverage categories.Pediatric obesity · 2023Trial
- Effect of Front-of-Package Information, Fruit Imagery, and High-Added Sugar Warning Labels on Parent Beverage Choices for Children: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2022Trial
- Nutrition-related claims lead parents to choose less healthy drinks for young children: a randomized trial in a virtual convenience store.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2022Trial
- The impact of front-of-package claims, fruit images, and health warnings on consumers' perceptions of sugar-sweetened fruit drinks: Three randomized experiments.Preventive medicine · 2020Trial
- Use of nutrition content and health claims on ready meals in Australia.Nutrition & dietetics : the journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia · 2026Article
- Mapping and Nutrient Profiles of Commercially Produced Complementary Foods in West Africa.Maternal & child nutrition · 2026Article
- The Role of Health Claims on Consumer Behavior and Food Choice: A Narrative Review.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Who Pays for Low-GI Yogurt in China? Moderating Roles of Health Orientation and Consumer Knowledge.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Does quantity equal quality? Source of protein influences American dog owner purchasing decisions more than the quantity of protein in the absence of marketing claims.Journal of animal science · 2026Article
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- The Relationship Between Regulatory Frameworks for Protein Content Claims for Plant Protein Foods and the Nutrient Intakes of Canadian Adults.Nutrients · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundHealth-related claims are statements regarding the nutritional content of a food (nutrition claims) and/or indicate that a relationship exists between a food and a health outcome (health claims). Their impact on food purchasing or consumption decisions is unclear. This systematic review measured the effect of health-related claims, on pre-packaged foods in retail settings, on adult purchasing decisions (real and perceived).
methodsIn September 2016, we searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsychINFO, CAB abstracts, Business Source Complete, and Web of Science/Science Citation Index & Social Science Citation Index for articles in English published in peer-review journals. Studies were included if they were controlled experiments where the experimental group(s) included a health-related claim and the control group involved an identical product without a health-related claim. Included studies measured (at an individual or population level); actual or intended choice, purchases, and/or consumption. The primary outcome was product choices and purchases, the secondary outcome was food consumption and preference. Results were standardised through calculating odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the likelihood of choosing a product when a health-related claim was present. Results were combined in a random-effects meta-analysis.
resultsThirty-one papers were identified, 17 of which were included for meta-analyses. Most studies were conducted in Europe (n = 17) and the USA (n = 7). Identified studies were choice experiments that measured the likelihood of a product being chosen when a claim was present compared to when a claim was not present, (n = 16), 15 studies were experiments that measured either; intent-rating scale outcomes (n = 8), consumption (n = 6), a combination of the two (n = 1), or purchase data (n = 1). Overall, 20 studies found that claims increase purchasing and/or consumption, eight studies had mixed results, and two studies found consumption/purchasing reductions. The meta-analyses of 17 studies found that health-related claims increase consumption and/or purchasing (OR 1.75, CI 1.60-1.91).
conclusionHealth-related claims have a substantial effect on dietary choices. However, this finding is based on research mostly conducted in artificial settings. Findings from natural experiments have yielded smaller effects. Further research is needed to assess effects of claims in real-world settings.
trial registrationPROSPERO systematic review registration number: CRD42016044042 .
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