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Trial reportNutrients2017

Effects of Different Types of Front-of-Pack Labelling Information on the Healthiness of Food Purchases-A Randomised Controlled Trial.

Bruce Neal, Michelle Crino, Elizabeth Dunford, Annie Gao, Rohan Greenland, Nicole Li, Judith Ngai, Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Simone Pettigrew, Gary Sacks and 2 more

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Nutrients, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 60 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06033911 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

A Randomized Controlled Trial Using FoodFlip©, a Mobile Phone App, to Promote Healthier Diets and Food Choices Among Post-Secondary Students

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of TorontoRan2024 to 2024Enrolled133ConditionsHealthy DietArmsFoodFlip© App with no nutrition symbol, FoodFlip© App with 'high-in' nutrition symbol
NCT06102473 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Effect of a Digital Educational Intervention About the Front of Package Labeling of Industrialized Foods and Beverages on the Selection and Purchase of Products in Mexican Caregivers and Schoolchildren.

TypeinterventionalSponsorDiana Avila MontielRan2024 to 2025Enrolled404ConditionsOverweight and Obesity, Malnutrition, ChildArmsNutritional education
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Bruce NealThe George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2042, Australia
Michelle CrinoThe George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2042, Australia
Elizabeth DunfordThe George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2042, Australia
Annie GaoThe George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2042, Australia
Rohan GreenlandNational Heart Foundation of Australia, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
Nicole LiThe George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2042, Australia
Judith NgaiBupa, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
Cliona Ni MhurchuNational Institute for Health Innovation, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
Simone PettigrewSchool of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia
Gary SacksSchool of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC 3008, Australia
Jacqui WebsterThe George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2042, Australia
Jason HY WuThe George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2042, Australia

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFront-of-pack nutrition labelling may support healthier packaged food purchases. Australia has adopted a novel Health Star Rating (HSR) system, but the legitimacy of this choice is unknown.

objectiveTo define the effects of different formats of front-of-pack labelling on the healthiness of food purchases and consumer perceptions.

designIndividuals were assigned at random to access one of four different formats of nutrition labelling-HSR, multiple traffic light labels (MTL), daily intake guides (DIG), recommendations/warnings (WARN)-or control (the nutrition information panel, NIP). Participants accessed nutrition information by using a smartphone application to scan the bar-codes of packaged foods, while shopping. The primary outcome was healthiness defined by the mean transformed nutrient profile score of packaged foods that were purchased over four weeks.

resultsThe 1578 participants, mean age 38 years, 84% female recorded purchases of 148,727 evaluable food items. The mean healthiness of the purchases in the HSR group was non-inferior to MTL, DIG, or WARN (all

conclusionsThese real-world data align with experimental findings and provide support for the policy choice of HSR. Recommendation/warning labels warrant further exploration, as they may be a stronger driver of healthy food purchases.

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Consumer BehaviorDiet, HealthyFood LabelingFood PreferencesAdultAustraliaChoice BehaviorDouble-Blind MethodFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth BehaviorHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMaleMiddle AgedMobile Applicationsfood industryfood labellingfood purchasespolicyrandomised trial

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PMID29186803
PMCPMC5748735

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