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Restaurant menu labeling laws and alcohol use.
Brandon J Restrepo1, Mir M Ali2
1USDA Economic Research Service, 355 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024, United States.
Preventive Medicine
|July 5, 2017
Summary
Restaurant menu labeling laws significantly reduced alcohol consumption by 1.2% in the past month. These public health policies showed greater impact on men and minority groups, suggesting broader potential for reducing alcohol use.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Health Economics
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Mandatory restaurant menu labeling laws aim to inform consumers about nutritional content.
- The impact of these laws on alcohol consumption remains an area of public health research.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the effect of local and state mandatory restaurant menu labeling laws on adult alcohol consumption.
- To investigate differential effects of these laws across demographic groups.
Main Methods:
- Utilized a difference-in-differences estimation approach.
- Analyzed data from 2,157,722 adults aged 21+ from the 2002-2012 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
- Examined self-reported alcohol consumption in the past month.
Main Results:
- Menu labeling laws were associated with a 1.2 percentage-point decrease in past-month alcohol consumption.
- The reduction in alcohol use was more pronounced among men compared to women.
- Policy effects were larger for minority groups than for non-Hispanic whites.
Conclusions:
- Mandatory restaurant menu labeling laws can be an effective tool for reducing alcohol consumption.
- These labeling regulations show potential for significant public health impact, particularly among men and minority populations.
- Federal menu labeling regulations could lead to meaningful reductions in U.S. alcohol use.
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