一个实验性设计和实施协议,用于测试一个仪表板,以改善可持续的健康食品选择
Mariana Moncada de la Fuente1, Ebenezer M Kwofie1, Prince Agyemang1
1Bioresource Engineering Department, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, H9X 3V9, Quebec, Canada.
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|March 19, 2025
概括
这项研究测试了麦吉尔大学改善可持续健康 (DISH) 食品选择的仪表板,使用技术鼓励更健康,环保的饮食. 结果显示,该工具有效地引导消费者选择更好的食物.
科学领域:
- 环境营养 环境营养
- 消费者健康行为
- 可持续的粮食系统可持续的粮食系统
背景情况:
- 越来越多的消费者对通过饮食转变减少环境影响和改善健康的兴趣.
- 之前开发了可定制的仪表板,以改善可持续健康 (DISH) 食品选择工具.
- 之前的研究表明,DISH有可能影响大学校园的购买意图.
研究的目的:
- 调查麦吉尔大学DISH工具在促进微妙的饮食变化方面的有效性.
- 评估可访问的环境营养信息对消费者选择的影响.
- 评估技术介导干预措施对可持续食品消费的有用性.
主要方法:
- 在大学校园实施DISH工具 (McGill DISH) 的一个版本.
- 利用自助餐厅和移动应用程序提供环境营养信息.
- 与治疗和控制组进行随机对照试验,以比较对可持续和健康食品选择的参与.
主要成果:
- 麦吉尔大学的DISH工具通过直观的技术媒介有效地传达了环境营养信息.
- 与对照组相比,治疗组的参与者表现出对更可持续和更健康的食品的更多参与.
- 研究方案为评估饮食改变干预措施提供了明确的框架.
结论:
- 麦吉尔DISH工具通过提供可访问的环境营养信息,有效地刺激微妙的饮食变化.
- 基于技术的干预措施可以成功地引导消费者选择更可持续,更健康的食物.
- 进一步的研究可以建立在这个协议的基础上,以改进和扩大干预措施,以获得更广泛的公共卫生影响.
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