Calories Purchased by Hospital Employees After Implementation of a Cafeteria Traffic Light-Labeling and Choice Architecture Program.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Nearly one-third of the 150 million US adults who are employed are obese. A workplace program that reduces employees' caloric intake could help prevent obesity.

Objective

To determine if implementation of a hospital workplace cafeteria healthy eating program was associated with reduction in calories purchased by employees over 2 years.

Design, setting, and participants

A longitudinal cohort study of 5695 employees who purchased food with their employee identification card before and after implementation of a workplace cafeteria healthy eating program was conducted from December 1, 2009, to February 29, 2012, in a hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Statistical analysis was conducted from April 6, 2018, to May 14, 2019.

Exposure

After a 3-month baselin

SUBMITTER: Thorndike AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6624805 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature