ArticlePublic health nutrition2018
Industry use of 'better-for-you' features on labels of sugar-containing beverages.
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- Developing and Applying a Typology of 'Better for You' Claims on Alcohol Products.Drug and alcohol review · 2026Article
- Testing the effects of nutrition-related claims on perceptions of and preferences for alcohol products among Australian consumers.Health promotion international · 2026Article
- Exploring Sugary Drink Consumption and Perceptions among Primary-School-Aged Children and Parents in Australia.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Sugar Content and Warning Criteria Evaluation for Popular Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in Taipei, Taiwan.Nutrients · 2022Article
- The influence of the Nutri-Score on the perceived healthiness of foods labelled with a nutrition claim of sugar.PloS one · 2022Article
- Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, Juice, Artificially-Sweetened Soda and Bottled Water: An Australian Population Study.Nutrients · 2020Article
- The Effect of Packaging Color and Health Claims on Product Attitude and Buying Intention.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the ways in which sugar-containing beverages are being portrayed as 'better-for-you' (BFY) via features on product labels.
designCross-sectional audit of beverage labels.
settingAdelaide, Australia. Data on beverage labels were collected from seventeen grocery stores during September to November 2016. SUBJECTS: The content of 945 sugar-containing beverages labels were analysed for explicit and implicit features positioning them as healthy or BFY.
resultsThe mean sugar content of beverages was high at 8·3 g/100 ml and most sugar-containing beverages (87·7 %) displayed features that position them as BFY. This was most commonly achieved by indicating the beverages are natural (76·8 %), or contain reduced or natural energy/sugar content (48·4 %), or through suggesting that they contribute to meeting bodily needs for nutrition (28·9 %) or health (15·1 %). Features positioning beverages as BFY were more common among certain categories of beverages, namely coconut waters, iced teas, sports drinks and juices.
conclusionsA large proportion of sugar-containing beverages use features on labels that position them as healthy or BFY despite containing high amounts of sugar.
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