In-Store Calorie Signage Results in Teens Purchasing Fewer Sugary Beverages

A new study released last week in the American Journal of Public Healthreveals adolescents who saw printed signs with easy-to-understand calorie information about sugar-sweetened beverages—including the amount of exercise required to burn off the calories in these beverages or the numbers of teaspoons of sugar in these beverages—were more likely to purchase a drink with fewer calories. Researchers also found that the purchasing behavior persisted for six weeks after the signs came down.