Eco-Labels on menus may nudge healthier Fast-Food orders
NCT ID NCT07536126
First seen Apr 21, 2026 · Last updated Jun 20, 2026 · Updated 9 times
Summary
This study tested whether adding environmental harm labels to fast-food menu items influences people to choose healthier meals. Over 7,000 U.S. adults completed an online survey where they ordered from burger and sandwich restaurant menus with different label designs. The goal was to see if eco-labels improve the nutritional quality of hypothetical meal selections.
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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States
What this could mean
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Active substance
Environmental harm menu labels (behavioral intervention)
What this could lead to
If effective, these labels could help people make healthier fast-food choices by highlighting environmental impact.
What could go wrong
This was an online hypothetical ordering task, not a real restaurant setting, so actual behavior may differ. The study is completed and results are not yet known to change policy.
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