Do warning labels stop parents from buying junk food?

NCT ID NCT06842680

Summary

This study tested whether adding a special warning label for ultraprocessed foods affects what parents buy for their children. Researchers showed over 3,600 Chilean parents pictures of snack foods with different warning labels and asked about their purchase plans. The goal was to see if these labels help people identify unhealthy processed foods and make different shopping choices.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Gillings School of Global Public Health

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States

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