Impacts of Sugar Warnings on Weight Bias
Impacts of Prolonged Exposure to Added Sugar Warning Labels on Explicit Weight Bias: a Randomized Controlled Trial
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
543 participants
Feb 16, 2026
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
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.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria3
- years and older
- Bought sugary drinks from a store at least once during the past week
- Willing to attend 4 in-person study appointments
Exclusion Criteria1
- Living in the same household as someone else in the study
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Interventions
The control label will display a neutral, square-shaped barcode. Labels will be placed on the front of SSB containers in the experimental store.
The added sugar warning will be octagon-shaped and will state "HIGH IN ADDED SUGAR." Warnings will be placed on the front of SSB containers in the experimental store.
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NCT07346001