2020
DOI: 10.21203/rs.2.23468/v1
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Image-and-text health warning labels on alcohol and food: potential effectiveness and acceptability

Abstract: Background Health warning labels (HWLs) using images and text to depict the negative health consequences of tobacco consumption are effective and acceptable for changing smoking-related outcomes. There is currently limited evidence concerning their effectiveness and acceptability for reducing consumption of alcoholic drinks and energy-dense foods. Aim To describe potential effectiveness and acceptability of image-and-text (also known as pictorial or graphic) HWLs applied to : i. alcoholic drinks and ii. energy… Show more

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“…The specific adverse health consequences illustrated by the HWLs were chosen based on the results of another study [30], which aimed to identify the images eliciting the highest levels of negative emotional arousal and the lowest desire to consume the product. The three HWLs selected depicted bowel cancer, breast cancer and liver cancer.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The specific adverse health consequences illustrated by the HWLs were chosen based on the results of another study [30], which aimed to identify the images eliciting the highest levels of negative emotional arousal and the lowest desire to consume the product. The three HWLs selected depicted bowel cancer, breast cancer and liver cancer.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Warnings including shocking or explicit pictures are most likely to be believed and are rated as more effective than those with less severe pictures [29]. The former, however, may also increase reactance and avoidance behaviours [28] and may be less acceptable [30]. It is therefore important to assess the potential efficacy of a variety of HWLs, as well as levels of reactance and avoidance, and acceptability.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%