Eating better for less: a national discount program for healthy food purchases in south africa.

Auteur(s) :
Sturm R., Zaman MR., Patel DK., Segal D.
Date :
Jan, 2013
Source(s) :
Am J Health Behav.. #37:1 p56-61
Adresse :
RAND Corporation and Pardee RAND Graduate School, Santa Monica, CA, USA. [email protected]

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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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