Can nudge interventions targeting healthy food purchases in real-world grocery stores reduce diet-related health disparities? A pooled analysis of four controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthy food nudges may be more, or especially, effective among groups experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage. We investigated the modifying role of socioeconomic and demographic characteristics in the effectiveness of nudge interventions targeting healthy foods in real-world grocery store settings on food purchasing patterns.

Methods

We pooled individual participant data from multiple trials. Eligible trials were identified via a PubMed search and selected based on having a controlled real-world design, testing a nudging intervention promoting healthy purchases, while collecting participants' sociodemographic and purchasing data. Out of four eligible trials, three had longitudinal measurements, one consisted of a single time point, two were randomised and two we

SUBMITTER: Stuber JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11616344 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature