Food Labels Really Do Affect Consumer Choice

In a pooled analysis of studies that included food labeling on menus, product packaging, or other point-of-purchase materials such as placards on supermarket shelves, the researchers found that labeling reduced consumers’ intake of: - Calories by 6.6 percent. - Total fat by 10.6 percent. - Other unhealthy food options by 13 percent. Labeling also increased consumers’ vegetable consumption by 13.5 percent. In contrast, labeling did not significantly impact consumer intakes of other targets such as total carbohydrate, total protein, saturated fat, fruits, whole grains, or other healthy options. https://www.technologynetworks.com/applied-sciences/news/food-labels-really-do-affect-consumer-choice-313198?utm_campaign=Newsletter_TN_BreakingScienceNews&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=68416126&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--gAJ4JuImtph7hKMbJEGqd-_cHsjU7fzKrQ05mXyLQVvN3RxdP5Fum4JpFTJRWK1NXWylexQMItd1FlYJ1sg_nClsFhA&_hsmi=68416126