Comparing Calories at Fast Food Restaurants

Completed

Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

Rating systems are intended to guide consumer choices. This project will determine if a previously developed scale that evaluates the "healthiness" of a restaurant is correlated with the actual choices consumers make when they patronize the restaurants. The study will also assess whether a restaurant marketed as "healthy" (Subway) rates higher on this scale than another restaurant that makes no such claims (McDonald's). Finally, the investigators will compare the calorie purchases from these two restaurants among youths and their families who eat at each of the restaurants.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01357434

Run by

University of California, Los Angeles

People needed

97

Starts

2011-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-06-27

Who can join

Age: 12 and older, up to 21. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 12-21 Year Olds that live in local area
• Like to eat at Subway and McDonald's

Where it is running

• UCLA — University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States

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