Quantitative phase
TLL
The PACE label failed to influence food choices in terms of caloric content. The lowest calories of the foods selected were seen in the TLL + brochure group in the pairwise comparison of the intervention vs. control group. The calories of the selected foods in the TLL+ brochure were 76 kcal less than the control; however, this value was lower than the minimally clinically significant difference of −115.2 (We may explain why the TLL + brochure combination was more effective than the PACE+brochure one. The first hypothesis is that participants were unfamiliar with the PACE labeling, and although the addition of an educational brochure reduced the amount of selected calories, the reduction was not significant. This hypothesis maybe to some extent reinforced by a study condcuted in poland to identify predictors of food label use (Upon comparing the food categories (dairy, sugar-sweetened beverages, cakes, and biscuits) between the study groups, TLL + brochure yeilded the best choices for all the food groups. The maximum difference, which was about 72 kcal, was seen between the TLL + brochure and PACE groups for cakes and biscuits. For dairy products, the largest difference was observed between the TLL + brochure and PACE groups (55 kcal). Finally, in the sugar-sweetened beverages category, the maximum difference was found between the TLL + brochure and TLL groups (19 Kcal).An earlier study (