Warning Labels On Junk Food Can Influence Consumers’ Food Choices.

reports that a new study suggests “graphic health warnings on food packets – similar to those used for cigarettes – could prompt people to abandon ‘hedonistic impulses’ and choose healthier foods.” Researchers at the University of Melbourne in Australia “monitored the brain activity of 95 people as they were shown packages of 50 foods such as chips, chocolate bars, biscuits, nuts, fruits and vegetables,” finding that warning labels “prompted people to exercise more self-control rather than act on impulse.” https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/24/calls-junk-food-have-graphic-cigarette-style-warnings-packaging/