Eating Better for Less: A National Discount Program for Healthy Food Purchases in South Africa

被引:60
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作者
An, Ruopeng [1 ,2 ]
Patel, Deepak [3 ,4 ]
Segal, Darren [4 ]
Sturm, Roland [1 ]
机构
[1] RAND Corp, Santa Monica, CA USA
[2] Pardee RAND Grad Sch, Santa Monica, CA USA
[3] Univ Cape Town, ZA-7925 Cape Town, South Africa
[4] Discovery Hlth, Johannesburg, South Africa
来源
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH BEHAVIOR | 2013年 / 37卷 / 01期
关键词
financial incentive; discount; diet; obesity; ENERGY-DENSITY; COST;
D O I
10.5993/AJHB.37.1.6
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Objectives: To examine whether reducing prices for healthy food purchases leads to changes in self-reported measures of food consumption and weight status. Methods: Repeated surveys of about 350,000 HealthyFood participants and nonparticipants. Results: Program participation is associated with more consumption of fruits/vegetables and whole-grain foods and less consumption of high sugar/salt foods, fried foods, processed meats, and fast food. There is no strong evidence that participation reduces obesity. Conclusions: A substantial price intervention might be effective in improving diets.
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页码:56 / 61
页数:6
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