The impact of altering restaurant and menu option position on food selected from an experimental food delivery platform: a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Overconsumption is one of the most serious public health challenges in the UK and has been linked to increased consumption of food ordered through delivery platforms. This study tested whether repositioning foods and/or restaurant options in a simulated food delivery platform could help to reduce the energy content of users' shopping basket.

Methods

UK adult food delivery platform users (N = 9,003) selected a meal in a simulated platform. Participants were randomly allocated to a control condition (choices listed randomly) or to one of four intervention groups, (1) food options listed in ascending order of energy content, (2) restaurant options listed in ascending order of average energy content per main meal, (3) interventions 1 and 2 combined (4) interventions 1

SUBMITTER: Bianchi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10197857 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature