Effects of a Nudging Cue Targeting Food Choice in a University Cafeteria: A Field Study.

ABSTRACT: Many students approaching adulthood often choose high-calorie food products. Concurrently, health interventions applied during this life phase can potentially lead to a healthier lifestyle. Nudge health interventions in experimental cafeteria settings have been found to improve eating behavior effectively, yet research in real-world settings is lacking. Accepting nudges as health interventions impacts nudge effectiveness. The present study applies a pretest-posttest design for a period of three consecutive weeks (no nudge, nudge, no nudge), testing the effectiveness of the so-called Giacometti cue on the number of calories purchased in a real-world cafeteria. Students were exposed to the nudge during the intervention week when entering the cafeteria and when choosing their meals. After pur

SUBMITTER: Kawa C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10178432 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature