The cost-effectiveness of shopping to a predetermined grocery list to reduce overweight and obesity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pre-commitment strategies can encourage participants to commit to a healthy food plan and have been suggested as a potential strategy for weight loss. However, it is unclear whether such strategies are cost-effective.

Objective

To analyse whether pre-commitment interventions that facilitate healthier diets are a cost-effective approach to tackle obesity.

Methods

Effectiveness evidence was obtained from a systematic review of the literature. For interventions demonstrating a clinically significant change in weight, a Markov model was employed to simulate the long-term health and economic consequences. The review supported modelling just one intervention: grocery shopping to a predetermined list combined with standard behavioural therapy (SBT). SBT alone and

SUBMITTER: Au N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3697406 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature