Improving Cardiovascular Health through Nudging Healthier Food Choices: A Systematic Review
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Department of Nursing and Health Promotion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo Metropolitan University, 0130 Oslo, Norway
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Department of Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo Metropolitan University, 0130 Oslo, Norway
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Nutrients 2019, 11(10), 2520; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11102520
Received: 29 September 2019
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Revised: 14 October 2019
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Accepted: 15 October 2019
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Published: 18 October 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Food Choice and Nutrition)
Obesity and metabolic syndrome are considered major public health problems, and their negative impact on cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2) is profound. Targeting modifiable risk factors such as dietary habits is therefore of great importance. Many of today’s health challenges with overweight and obesity may have behavioral roots, and traditional methods such as regulations and campaigns are often insufficient to improve dietary choices. Nudging or choice architecture might be a viable tool to influence people’s everyday choices and behaviors to better outcomes. This paper reviews the current state of the rapidly expanding number of experimental field studies that investigate the effects/associations of nudging on healthy food choices. A systematic literature search was conducted in PubMed, where 142 citations were identified. Based on selection criteria, six randomized controlled trials and 15 non-randomized controlled trials were ultimately included. The results of this systematic review show that many of the studies included traffic-light labeling, which may be a promising strategy. The reviewed findings, however, also highlight the challenges that confront experimental studies examining the impact of nudging on diet.
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Keywords:
food choice; eating behavior; healthy food; nudging; choice architecture; obesity; cardiovascular health; diabetes; public health; dietary habits
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Tørris, C.; Mobekk, H. Improving Cardiovascular Health through Nudging Healthier Food Choices: A Systematic Review. Nutrients 2019, 11, 2520. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11102520
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Tørris C, Mobekk H. Improving Cardiovascular Health through Nudging Healthier Food Choices: A Systematic Review. Nutrients. 2019; 11(10):2520. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11102520
Chicago/Turabian StyleTørris, Christine, and Hilde Mobekk. 2019. "Improving Cardiovascular Health through Nudging Healthier Food Choices: A Systematic Review" Nutrients 11, no. 10: 2520. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11102520
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