Is altering the availability of healthier vs. less-healthy options effective across socioeconomic groups? A mega-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Availability interventions have been hypothesised to make limited demands on conscious processes and, as a result, to be less likely to generate health inequalities than cognitively-oriented interventions. Here we synthesise existing evidence to examine whether the impact of altering the availability of healthier vs. less-healthy options differs by socioeconomic position.

Methods

Individual-level data (21,360 observations from 7,375 participants) from six studies (conducted online (n = 4) and in laboratories (n = 2)) were pooled for mega-analysis. Multilevel logistic regressions analysed the impact of altering the availability of healthier options on selection of a healthier (rather than a less-healthy) option by socioeconomic position, assessed by (a) education a

SUBMITTER: Pechey R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9297538 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature