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Signs warning shoppers how much exercise they need to do to burn off calories in sugary drinks can encourage healthier choices, US research suggests.
A study of teenagers' purchasing habits found they bought fewer sugary drinks and more water when the signs were up.
The most effective sign said it took five miles to walk off the 250 calories in a sugary drink.
Public Health England said the study showed simple health messages worked.
Study leader Dr Sara Bleich, associate professor at the Bloomberg School, John Hopkins University, said people do not understand calorie content on its own on a label.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-29645062
Well, it's a start, but hardly going to make a dent on the typical US diet I would have thought 🙄
A study of teenagers' purchasing habits found they bought fewer sugary drinks and more water when the signs were up.
The most effective sign said it took five miles to walk off the 250 calories in a sugary drink.
Public Health England said the study showed simple health messages worked.
Study leader Dr Sara Bleich, associate professor at the Bloomberg School, John Hopkins University, said people do not understand calorie content on its own on a label.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-29645062
Well, it's a start, but hardly going to make a dent on the typical US diet I would have thought 🙄