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Eat fruit and vegetables

Fruit, vegetable or other healthy eating targets.

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Studies (9)

  1. Paper

    A sticker food chart made food variety a habit, but children didn't eat better
    UsedHelped

    Carers who got a sticker food chart for the kitchen wall more often said they noticed and counted food groups.

    Large randomised trial of 2,682 parents of young children in rural India · vs the same feeding training without the chart · they rated themselves · ⚠ whole groups were assigned, not people; summary claims more than the results show; numbers unreliable

    UsedNo difference

    Children of carers with the chart were not fed a wider range of foods than other children.

    Large randomised trial of 2,682 parents of young children in rural India · vs the same feeding training without the chart · they rated themselves · ⚠ whole groups were assigned, not people; summary claims more than the results show; numbers unreliable

  2. Paper

    One set of plans was followed by a stronger habit of buying vegetables
    UsedMixed

    Plans to buy vegetables built no stronger habit at first, but the authors report a stronger one by six months.

    Randomised trial of 198 UK adults who ate few vegetables · vs the same goal and video without plans · they rated themselves

  3. Paper

    Class lessons on food and cancer got more teens to eat fruit and vegetables
    UsedHelped

    After teachers gave lessons on how food links to cancer, more teens ate fruit and vegetables each day.

    Large randomised trial of 1,096 teenage school students in India · vs schools that kept their normal lessons · they rated themselves · ⚠ whole groups were assigned, not people; numbers unreliable; many people dropped out

    UsedHelped

    The same lessons also got more teenagers to keep fried, fast and packed food and sugary drinks to twice weekly.

    Large randomised trial of 1,096 teenage school students in India · vs schools that kept their normal lessons · they rated themselves · ⚠ whole groups were assigned, not people; numbers unreliable; many people dropped out

  4. Paper

    Three short planning talks made healthy eating feel more automatic for older people
    UsedHelped

    Planning one new eating habit at a time made healthy food feel more automatic than a leaflet did.

    Small randomised trial of 54 older dental patients in Northern Ireland · vs people who only got a healthy-eating leaflet · they rated themselves · ⚠ numbers unreliable; many people dropped out

  5. Review

    Healthy eating programmes helped young adults eat more fruit and vegetables
    TestedHelped

    Across 17 studies, programmes with goals and plans helped young adults eat more fruit and vegetables than the other groups.

    Pooled analysis of 17 studies · vs a mix of different other groups · they rated themselves · ⚠ signs that small negative studies went unpublished; whole programmes were tested, so no single part can be credited

  6. Paper

    A short habit leaflet made food and exercise habits feel more like second nature
    UsedHelped

    With a tip sheet, plans and daily ticks, food and exercise habits felt more automatic than in usual care.

    Randomised trial of 537 adults with obesity in England · vs usual weight-loss care · they rated themselves

  7. Paper

    Web plans built exercise and diet habits briefly, but not by three months
    UsedMixed

    The same web plans built a stronger fruit and vegetable habit at 8 weeks, but not at 3 months.

    Randomised trial of 790 adults in Germany and the Netherlands · vs people who were waiting for the programme · they rated themselves · ⚠ many people dropped out; numbers unreliable; summary claims more than the results show

  8. Paper

    A $1 bonus for fresh produce about doubled purchases, and some of it lasted
    UsedHelped

    Shoppers offered an extra $1 for 5 cups of produce bought about 3.4 cups a trip, against 1.6 without it.

    Randomised trial of 222 shoppers at a Chicago neighbourhood grocery store · vs shoppers with the same store card but no bonus · behaviour was recorded · ⚠ summary claims more than the results show; numbers unreliable; many people dropped out

    UsedMixed

    After the bonus ended, bonus shoppers bought more cups of produce than those without it, but didn't spend clearly more.

    Randomised trial of 222 shoppers at a Chicago neighbourhood grocery store · vs shoppers with the same store card but no bonus · behaviour was recorded · ⚠ summary claims more than the results show; numbers unreliable; many people dropped out

    UsedNo difference

    Coupons with fruit and vegetable tips didn't change how much produce people bought, with or without the bonus.

    Randomised trial of 222 shoppers at a Chicago neighbourhood grocery store · vs shoppers with the same store card but no tips · behaviour was recorded · ⚠ summary claims more than the results show; numbers unreliable; many people dropped out

  9. Paper

    Parents' food goals felt more automatic after home visits, with no group to compare
    UsedNo comparison

    Parents who set one clear food goal at a time said it felt much more automatic within six weeks.

    Small study of one group of 57 parents of young children in London · no comparison group · they rated themselves · ⚠ intervention arm only, no comparison analysed; post-hoc analysis; numbers unreliable

    UsedNo comparison

    Goals tied to a meal or event grew a bit more automatic in two weeks than others, but not reliably.

    Small study of one group of 57 parents of young children in London · no comparison group · they rated themselves · ⚠ intervention arm only, no comparison analysed; post-hoc analysis; numbers unreliable

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