Diet, Healthy
Conditions
Brief summary
Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are one of the few dietary items causally linked to the development of obesity and chronic disease. SSB consumption among young adults are particularly concerning, because of the high levels of consumption and the influence of disease risk in later life. College students, particularly freshmen, are a captive audience when it comes to dietary consumption because many of them consume their meals in residential dining halls. We are currently working with Michigan Dining to implement warning labels on SSB fountain dispensers to examine whether carefully tailored signage could alter beverage choices of college students. The current study aims to assess changes in dietary intake before and after the labels are posted, in a representative sample of University of Michigan students who eat at residential dining halls.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALSugar-sweetened beverage warning label
A sugar-sweetened beverage warning label appropriate for the college-aged population was developed and applied to beverage stations at one large campus dining hall
Sponsors
University of Michigan
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
17 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Currently enrolled student at the University * Visited one of three large dining halls at least 100 times in the first 1.5 months of the academic year
Exclusion criteria
\-
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beverage Intake Questionnaire-15 | Four months | The primary outcome is the mean servings of sugar-sweetened and non-sugar-sweetened beverages consumed in the past 30 days, as measured by a validated questionnaire |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed