Impacts of Sugar Warnings on Weight Bias

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Conditions studied: Nutrition, Diet Interventions

In brief

This study aims to examine the effects of added sugar warning labels for sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) on explicit weight bias and body weight attributional judgements. Participants will be assigned to view either control labels or added sugar warning labels applied on SSBs in an experimental store. Participants will shop for beverages in the store and take a computer survey during four visits to the store, spaced approximately one week apart.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07346001

Run by

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

People needed

543

Starts

2026-02-16

Expected to finish

2027-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-16

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 18 years and older
• Bought sugary drinks from a store at least once during the past week
• Willing to attend 4 in-person study appointments

You may not qualify if…

• Living in the same household as someone else in the study

Where it is running

• UNC MiniMart Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States (enrolling)

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