Sara N. Bleich|Bradley Herring|Desmond D. Flagg|Tiffany L. Gary?Webb
Reduction in Purchases of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Among Low-Income Black Adolescents After Exposure to Caloric Information
Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins University
examined effect intervention provide caloric information sugarsweetened beverages ssbs number ssb purchaseswe used casecrossover design 4 corner stores located lowincome predominately black neighborhoods baltimore maryland intervention randomly posted 1 3 signs following caloric information 1 absolute caloric count 2 percentage total recommended daily intake 3 physical activity equivalent collected data 1600 beverage sales black adolescents aged 1218 years including 400 baseline period 400 3 caloric condition interventionsproviding black adolescents caloric information significantly reduced odds ssb purchases relative baseline odds ratio 056 95 confidence interval ci 036 089 examining 3 caloric conditions separately significant effect observed caloric information provided physical activity equivalent 051 95 ci 031 085providing easily understandable caloric informationparticularly physical activity equivalentmay reduce calorie intake ssbs among lowincome black adolescents