Reduction in Vegetable Intake Disparities With a Web-Based Nutrition Education Intervention Among Lower-Income Adults in Japan: Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

No existing Web-based nutrition education interventions have been evaluated in light of socioeconomic status just in Japan.

Objective

The aim was to investigate the effect of a Web-based intervention program on reducing vegetable intake disparities between low- and middle-income Japanese adults.

Methods

In this randomized controlled trial, participants were assessed at three time points-baseline, postintervention (5 weeks later), and a follow-up after 3 months-from October 2015 to March 2016. We collected data via a Japanese online research service company from 8564 adults aged 30 to 59 years. Participants were stratified according to national population statistics for gender and age, and randomly selected. They were then randomly allocated into interventio

SUBMITTER: Nakamura S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5722979 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature