Your browser doesn't support javascript.
loading
The Impact of Fast-food Energy Posting on College Students' Food Purchases.
Racine, Elizabeth F; Ademu, Lilian O; Dahl, Alicia Anne; Fandetti, Stacy M; Schulkind, Lisa.
Afiliación
  • Racine EF; Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center at El Paso, TX 79927, USA; Department of Nutrition, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station TX 77843, USA. Electronic address: beth.racine@ag.tamu.edu.
  • Ademu LO; Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture, Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center at El Paso, TX 79927, USA. Electronic address: lilian.ademu@ag.tamu.edu.
  • Dahl AA; Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, College of Health and Human Services, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA. Electronic address: adahl3@charlotte.edu.
  • Fandetti SM; Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, College of Health and Human Services, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA. Electronic address: sfandett@charlotte.edu.
  • Schulkind L; Department of Economics, Belk of College of Business, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA. Electronic address: lschulki@charlotte.edu.
Am J Clin Nutr ; 2024 Sep 14.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39284452
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

The US Affordable Care Act (ACA) energy posting mandate requires restaurant chains to disclose information on the energy content of their food items. Assessments of the effect of menu energy labeling on dietary choices have reported inconsistent findings.

OBJECTIVE:

This study examines the impact of menu energy labeling on food items purchased by college students after the mandate was enacted nationally. STUDY DESIGN AND

SETTING:

Student food sales data from purchases made at three fast-food restaurants during the 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 academic years at a university campus were used for the analysis. The total sample included 1,662 students on the university meal plan; these students generated 145,295 food transactions at the restaurants over the study period. We utilized a difference-in-differences (DiD) empirical strategy, comparing changes in transaction-level energy purchases at two fast food restaurants (FFRB and FFRC - treatment groups) that posted energy information in the summer of 2018 with another fast food restaurant (FFRA - control group) that began posting energy information before the study period.

RESULTS:

We observed increases in the average energy content per transaction after implementing the menu labeling policy. The DiD estimates found an increase of 20.6 in the average calories of energy purchased per transaction at the treatment restaurants relative to the control restaurant. In the subgroup analyses, the DiD estimates indicate calories of energy increased 18.7 for female students, 20.5 for male students, 23.5 for non-Hispanic Black students, 30.2 for students eligible for federal financial aid, and 19.9 for students not eligible for federal financial aid.

CONCLUSION:

The results suggest that the ACA energy menu labeling policy led to an increase in the energy content per transaction by students at a public university. This paper highlights the need for more research to better understand the determinants of food choice among college students.
Palabras clave
Texto completo
Añadir a Mi BVS
Imprimir
XML
PubMed Links
Buscar en Google

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Am J Clin Nutr Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
Texto completo
Añadir a Mi BVS
Imprimir
XML
PubMed Links
Buscar en Google

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Am J Clin Nutr Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos