Robinson Eric, Boyland Emma, Evans Rebecca, Finlay Amy, Halsall Lauren, Humphreys Gabrielle, Langfield Tess, McFarland-Lesser India, Patel Zina, Jones Andrew
Department of Psychology Eleanor Rathbone Building University of Liverpool Liverpool UK.
Obes Sci Pract. 2022 Sep 23;9(2):75-86. doi: 10.1002/osp4.638. eCollection 2023 Apr.
Alcohol is calorie dense, but unlike food products, alcoholic drinks tend to be exempt from nutritional labelling laws that require energy content information to be displayed on packaging or at point of purchase. This review provides a perspective on the likely efficacy of alcoholic drink energy labelling as a public health policy to reduce obesity and discusses key questions to be addressed by future research. First, the contribution that alcohol makes to population level daily energy intake and obesity is outlined. Next, consumer need for alcohol energy labelling and the potential impacts on both consumer and industry behavior are discussed. Pathways and mechanisms by which energy labelling of alcoholic drinks could reduce obesity are considered, as well as possible unintended consequences of alcoholic drink energy labelling. Would widespread energy labelling of alcoholic drinks reduce obesity? The unclear effect that alcohol has on population level obesity, the modest contribution calories from alcohol make to daily energy intake and limited impact nutritional labelling policies tend to have on behavior, suggest alcohol energy labelling may have limited impact on population obesity prevalence as a standalone policy. However, there are a number of questions that will need to be answered by future research to make definitive conclusions on the potential for alcohol energy labelling policies to reduce obesity.
酒精热量很高，但与食品不同，酒精饮料往往不受营养标签法的约束，该法律要求在包装上或购买点显示能量含量信息。本综述探讨了酒精饮料能量标签作为一项减少肥胖的公共卫生政策可能产生的效果，并讨论了未来研究需要解决的关键问题。首先，概述了酒精对人群每日能量摄入和肥胖的影响。其次，讨论了消费者对酒精能量标签的需求以及对消费者和行业行为的潜在影响。探讨了酒精饮料能量标签可能减少肥胖的途径和机制，以及酒精饮料能量标签可能产生的意外后果。酒精饮料广泛实施能量标签会减少肥胖吗？酒精对人群肥胖的影响尚不清楚，酒精提供的热量对每日能量摄入的贡献不大，营养标签政策对行为的影响有限，这表明酒精能量标签作为一项独立政策，对人群肥胖患病率的影响可能有限。然而，未来的研究需要回答一些问题，才能就酒精能量标签政策减少肥胖的潜力得出明确结论。
