NCT01921153

An Environmental Intervention to Encourage Healthy Food Choices

Encouraging Healthy Food Choices With an Environmental Intervention in Military Dining Facilities

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 39 (actual)
• Sponsor: United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine · Federal
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The primary objective of this study is to test effectiveness of an environmental intervention designed to encourage healthy food intake during meals. It is hypothesized that fruit, vegetable, whole grain, lean protein, and low-fat dairy consumption will increase during the intervention. It is also hypothesized that nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors will change as a result of the intervention. The findings from this study will provide insight into the applicability of this intervention in military dining facilities.

Detailed description

Previous studies attempting to increase consumption of healthy foods in military dining facilities have had mixed results, and alternative approaches need to be considered. The present intervention was designed with the results of previous studies in mind, and as such, does not focus on labeling only healthy food choices. Instead, the present intervention aims to encourage consumption of nutritionally well-balanced meals using an environmental cue in military dining facilities.

Conditions

• Dietary Habits
• Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Healthy meal plates and trays	The healthy meal plates and trays provide guidance for how to construct a meal in the military dining facility.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-08-01
• Primary completion: 2014-07-01
• Completion: 2014-07-01
• First posted: 2013-08-13
• Last updated: 2016-05-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States