Jonas J. Swartz|Danielle Braxton|Anthony J. Viera
Calorie menu labeling on quick-service restaurant menus: an updated systematic review of the literature
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
nutrition labels one strategy used combat increasing prevalence overweight obesity united states patient protection affordable care act 2010 mandates calorie labels added menu boards chain restaurants 20 locations systematic review includes seven studies published since last review topic 2008 authors searched peerreviewed studies using pubmed google scholar included studies used experimental quasiexperimental design comparing calorielabeled menu nocalorie menu conducted laboratories college cafeterias fast food restaurants two included studies judged good quality five judged fair quality observational studies conducted cities implementation calorie labeling imprecise measure isolated effects calorie labels experimental studies conducted laboratory settings difficult generalize real world behavior two seven studies reported statistically significant reduction calories purchased among consumers using calorielabeled menus current evidence suggests calorie labeling intended effect decreasing calorie purchasing consumption