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Brian Elbel

Associate Professor of Population Health and Health Policy
Verified email at nyu.edu
Cited by 7011

The influence of calorie labeling on food orders and consumption: a review of the literature

KM Kiszko, OD Martinez, C Abrams, B Elbel - Journal of community health, 2014 - Springer
Obesity is a challenging public health problem that affects millions of Americans.
Increasingly policy makers are seeking environmental and policy-based solutions to combat …

A systematic review of calorie labeling and modified calorie labeling interventions: impact on consumer and restaurant behavior

SN Bleich, CD Economos, ML Spiker, KA Vercammen… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Evidence on the effects of restaurant calorie labeling on consumer and restaurant
behavior is mixed. This paper examined:(1) consumer responses to calorie information …

Marketing food and beverages to youth through sports

MA Bragg, CA Roberto, JL Harris, KD Brownell… - Journal of Adolescent …, 2018 - Elsevier
Food and beverage marketing has been identified as a major driver of obesity yet sports
sponsorship remains common practice and represents millions of dollars in advertising …

Calorie Labeling And Food Choices: A First Look At The Effects On Low-Income People In New York City: Calorie information on menus appears to increase …

B Elbel, R Kersh, VL Brescoll, LB Dixon - Health affairs, 2009 - healthaffairs.org
We examined the influence of menu calorie labels on fast food choices in the wake of New
York City's labeling mandate. Receipts and survey responses were collected from 1,156 …

Health and social services expenditures: associations with health outcomes

EH Bradley, BR Elkins, J Herrin… - BMJ quality & safety, 2011 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
Objective To examine variations in health service expenditures and social services
expenditures across Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) …

Hospital quality for acute myocardial infarction: correlation among process measures and relationship with short-term mortality

EH Bradley, J Herrin, B Elbel, RL McNamara, DJ Magid… - Jama, 2006 - jamanetwork.com
ContextThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Joint Commission on
Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) measure and report quality process …

Child and adolescent fast-food choice and the influence of calorie labeling: a natural experiment

B Elbel, J Gyamfi, R Kersh - International journal of obesity, 2011 - nature.com
Objective: Obesity is an enormous public health problem and children have been
particularly highlighted for intervention. Of notable concern is the fast-food consumption of …

Inviting consumers to downsize fast-food portions significantly reduces calorie consumption

J Schwartz, J Riis, B Elbel, D Ariely - Health Affairs, 2012 - healthaffairs.org
Policies that mandate calorie labeling in fast-food and chain restaurants have had little or no
observable impact on calorie consumption to date. In three field experiments, we tested an …

Assessment of a government-subsidized supermarket in a high-need area on household food availability and children's dietary intakes

B Elbel, A Moran, LB Dixon, K Kiszko, J Cantor… - Public health …, 2015 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveTo assess the impact of a new government-subsidized supermarket in a high-need
area on household food availability and dietary habits in children. DesignA difference-in …

[HTML][HTML] Consumer purchasing patterns in response to calorie labeling legislation in New York City

MK Vadiveloo, LB Dixon, B Elbel - International Journal of Behavioral …, 2011 - Springer
Background Obesity is a major public health threat and policies aimed at curbing this
epidemic are emerging. National calorie labeling legislation is forthcoming and requires …