Social marketing including financial incentive programs at worksite cafeterias for preventing obesity: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:As with food-taxation strategies, such interventions as discounted healthy menus, point-of-purchase advertisements, and sugar-free beverages for employees at worksites could help prevent obesity. This study assessed the effectiveness of food environment interventions incorporating financial incentive or social marketing strategies at workplace cafeterias, vending machines, and kiosks toward preventing obesity and improving dietary habits. METHODS:We conducted searches on CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and PsycINFO databases. The study designs included were randomized control trials (RCTs) and cluster RCTs. We evaluated the effectiveness of financial incentive or social marketing strategies interventions (such as discounts) on health outcomes or food intake behavior. Two revie

SUBMITTER: Sawada K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6394016 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature