Stephanie B Jilcott Pitts1, Qiang Wu2, Patricia A Sharpe3, Ann P Rafferty4, Brian Elbel5, Alice S Ammerman6, Collin R Payne7, Beth N Hopping8, Jared T McGuirt9, Elizabeth D Wall-Bassett10. 1. Department of Public Health, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. Electronic address: jilcotts@ecu.edu. 2. Department of Biostatistics, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. 3. Prevention Research Center, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. 4. Department of Public Health, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. 5. NYU School of Medicine and NYU Wagner School of Public Service, New York, NY. 6. Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health and School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC. 7. Marketing Department, College of Business, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM. 8. Center for Advanced Hindsight, Social Science Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC. 9. Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC. 10. Nutrition & Dietetics Program, School of Health Sciences, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine how food store environments can promote healthful eating, including (1) preferences for a variety of behavioral economics strategies to promote healthful food purchases, and (2) the cross-sectional association between the primary food store where participants reported shopping, dietary behaviors, and body mass index. METHODS: Intercept survey participants (n = 342) from 2 midsized eastern North Carolina communities completed questionnaires regarding preferred behavioral economics strategies, the primary food store at which they shopped, and consumption of fruits, vegetables, and sugary beverages. RESULTS: Frequently selected behavioral economic strategies included: (1) a token and reward system for fruit and vegetable purchases; and (2) price discounts on healthful foods and beverages. There was a significant association between the primary food store and consumption of fruits and vegetables (P = .005) and sugary beverages (P = .02). CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Future studies should examine associations between elements of the in-store food environment, purchases, and consumption.
OBJECTIVE: To examine how food store environments can promote healthful eating, including (1) preferences for a variety of behavioral economics strategies to promote healthful food purchases, and (2) the cross-sectional association between the primary food store where participants reported shopping, dietary behaviors, and body mass index. METHODS: Intercept survey participants (n = 342) from 2 midsized eastern North Carolina communities completed questionnaires regarding preferred behavioral economics strategies, the primary food store at which they shopped, and consumption of fruits, vegetables, and sugary beverages. RESULTS: Frequently selected behavioral economic strategies included: (1) a token and reward system for fruit and vegetable purchases; and (2) price discounts on healthful foods and beverages. There was a significant association between the primary food store and consumption of fruits and vegetables (P = .005) and sugary beverages (P = .02). CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Future studies should examine associations between elements of the in-store food environment, purchases, and consumption.
Authors: Stephanie B Jilcott Pitts; Qiang Wu; Kimberly P Truesdale; Melissa N Laska; Taras Grinchak; Jared T McGuirt; Lindsey Haynes-Maslow; Ronny A Bell; Alice S Ammerman Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2017-10-07 Impact factor: 3.390
Authors: Joreintje D Mackenbach; Kyra G M Nelissen; S Coosje Dijkstra; Maartje P Poelman; Joost G Daams; Julianna B Leijssen; Mary Nicolaou Journal: Nutrients Date: 2019-09-13 Impact factor: 5.717