Impact of a nudge-based food environment intervention in a hospital convenience store on staff's food intake and Na/K.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A food environment intervention using nudge tactics was implemented at a hospital convenience store (CVS) in Tokyo to improve employees' eating habits. The objective of this study was to evaluate its effects on the urinary sodium-to-potassium ratio (Na/K), food intake, eating attitude, and behavior.

Methods

Using a pre-post design; the intervention incorporated nudge tactics, healthier options, easy-to-pick food placement, and eye-catching information. We also used price incentives. The primary outcomes included changes in Na/K and sodium and potassium excretion assessed using spot urine samples at health checkups. Secondary outcomes were changes in staff food intake, eating attitude, and behavior which were assessed using questionnaire surveys. All outcomes were

SUBMITTER: Kawabata T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11328372 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature