Warning Labels May Discourage Teens from Purchasing Sugary Drinks

Source: Forbes, New York Daily News, HealthDay, U.S. News & World Report,  Knowledge@Wharton Radio, SIFY News, American Heart Association, Nutrition Insight, Penn Medicine News, Health Day, Daily Mail, Healthy Food America, PreventObesity.Net, ElEconomista.es, Pourqui Docteur,  AJMC, India TV News, Medical Xpress, Beverage Daily, LDI Health Policy$ense, September 8, 2016 Teens are more than 15 percent less likely to say they would purchase soft drinks and other sugary drinks that include health warning labels, according to a new CHIBE study conducted by Christina Roberto, PhD and Eric Van Epps, PhD of the Psychology of Eating and Consumer Health Lab. The study, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, is among the first to examine how warning labels on sugary drinks influence teens, and builds upon research published by the team earlier this year which showed that parents were less likely to select sugary beverages for their kids when labels warning about the dangers of added sugar – which can contribute to obesity, diabetes and tooth decay – were present.