Support for an Added-Sugar Menu-Labeling Policy among Key United States Population Groups in a Cross-Sectional Sample

IF 4.2 Q2 NUTRITION & DIETETICS

Current Developments in Nutrition Pub Date : 2026-08-01 Epub Date: 2026-07-22 DOI:10.1016/j.cdnut.2026.109442

Brittany Lemmon, Alexandria E Reimold, Aviva A Musicus, Christina A Roberto, Sarah Sorscher, DeAnna Nara, Marissa G Hall, Susan D Brown, Lauren E Au, Jennifer Falbe

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Abstract

Background

Experiments have shown that added-sugar warning labels on restaurant menus reduce the added-sugar content of meal selections. Consequently, New York City mandated the first added-sugar warning labels on chain restaurant menus, and other United States jurisdictions are pursuing similar policies. These policies could be especially beneficial for priority populations at higher risk of diet-related diseases. However, little is known about public support for restaurant added-sugar warning label policies among the populations that might benefit the most from the labels.

Objectives

This research aimed to assess support by demographic and health-related characteristics for an added-sugar menu-labeling policy.

Methods

We assessed support for a policy requiring added-sugar warning labels on restaurant menus among 15,275 United States adults in an online cross-sectional convenience sample recruited to match national sociodemographic distributions. We described and examined differences in support by participant characteristics using bivariate and multivariable regressions (multivariable results described below).

Results

Across all characteristics examined, there was majority support (range: 54%–87%) for a potential added-sugar warning label policy for chain restaurant menus, followed by no opinion (range: 8%–32%) with few opposing (range: 0%–19%). There was significantly higher support among those with prediabetes (82% compared with 71% among those without prediabetes) and those trying to reduce their added-sugar consumption (81% compared with 54%; all P < 0.05). In contrast, individuals with lower compared with higher income (66% compared with 79%) and lower compared with higher educational attainment (67% compared with 78%) showed lower levels of support (all P < 0.05). Some groups had large shares of “no opinion” responses, such as those not trying to reduce added-sugar intake (32%).

Conclusions

Across all subpopulations examined, majority supported an added-sugar warning label policy. Support was higher among those with prediabetes and those trying to reduce their added-sugar consumption. Added-sugar restaurant menu-warning labels are widely supported across groups defined by demographic and health-related characteristics.

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支持在美国主要人口群体中添加糖菜单标签政策的横断面样本

实验表明，餐馆菜单上的添加糖警告标签减少了膳食选择中的添加糖含量。因此，纽约市要求在连锁餐厅菜单上首次贴上添加糖的警告标签，美国其他司法管辖区也在推行类似的政策。这些政策对患饮食相关疾病风险较高的重点人群尤其有益。然而，公众对餐馆添加糖警告标签政策的支持程度却鲜为人知，而这些人群可能从标签中获益最多。目的本研究旨在评估人口统计学和健康相关特征对添加糖菜单标签政策的支持。方法：我们对15,275名美国成年人进行了在线抽样调查，评估了他们对一项要求在餐馆菜单上标注添加糖警告标签的政策的支持程度，该抽样与全国社会人口分布相匹配。我们使用双变量和多变量回归来描述和检验参与者特征在支持度方面的差异（多变量结果如下所述）。结果在调查的所有特征中，大多数人支持（54%-87%）在连锁餐厅菜单上潜在的添加糖警告标签政策，其次是没有意见（8%-32%），少数人反对（0%-19%）。糖尿病前期患者（82%比71%）和试图减少添加糖摄入量的患者（81%比54%，P < 0.05）的支持度明显更高。相比之下，收入比高的个体（66%比79%）和受教育程度比高的个体（67%比78%）的支持水平较低（均P <； 0.05）。一些群体有很大比例的“无意见”回应，比如那些不试图减少添加糖摄入量的人（32%）。在所有被检查的亚群中，大多数人支持添加糖警告标签政策。前驱糖尿病患者和那些试图减少添加糖摄入量的人的支持率更高。添加糖餐馆菜单上的警告标签得到了根据人口统计和健康相关特征定义的人群的广泛支持。

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