Warning Labels May Deter Parents From Purchasing Sugar-sweetened Beverages for Kids

Sources: CBS News, US News & World Report, TIME, Fox News, HealthDay.com, Penn Medicine News, HealthDay, Medical News Today, WebMD, Medical Daily, Doctors Lounge, Medical Xpress, Capital Wired, NewsMax, International Business Times, January 14, 2016 An article published in Pediatrics by lead author Christina Roberto, PhD, found that warning labels on sugar-sweetened beverages may deter parents from purchasing them. Roberto commented that “Some states have introduced bills requiring SSBs to display health warning labels, but to date, there is little data to suggest how labels might influence purchasing habits, or which labels may be the most impactful.” She notes that their findings are similar to those from studies that examined the effects of tobacco warning labels, which have been shown to encourage smoking cessation.