Making Calories Count: Information Format and Food Choice

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

The purpose of the study is to better understand how individuals make decisions regarding the meals they order. Participants' ordering decisions at lunchtime at a chain restaurant will be recorded over several weeks to study ordering habits over time. Lunch menus will be provided by the study, and the menu format will vary the way in which information on caloric content is displayed. The impact of different labeling formats on total calories in the chosen meal will be assessed.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01346449

Run by

University of Pennsylvania

People needed

292

Starts

2011-01-01

Expected to finish

2012-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-04-13

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Customers of two chain restaurants

You may not qualify if…

• Unable to read a written menu

Where it is running

• Carnegie Mellon University — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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